A town just down the road from where I live had a truck full of propane tanks explode once. No one was hurt (thankfully) but all the street's windows were blown out, and minor structural damage to the building right next to it.
I remember asking if you would do this a good while back. Thanks for finally doing it! And I was half expecting Woody to come running out with a Molotov after it didn't work the first time lol
It's also worth noting that because oxygen isn't entering the tank after it's penetrated it's not going to explode into a shrapnel bomb; the gas inside the tank is highly pressurized and is going to force its way out once there's an opening. More likely that stream of gas is going to ignite and create a jet of fire until all the gas is expended. I don't know if there's enough pressure but you could get a bit of motion (same principle as a rocket engine) but that doesn't require combustion
Why shouldn't it? Fact, we have a constitution and that protect our rights to bear arms in the second amendment as part of the bill of rights. This is given to us to protect ourselves from threats foreign, criminal, and domestic. This means protection from the common criminal and a foreign invader and our own government should it become tyrannical. To not allow such an armament under the excuse of safety is not a valid excuse, and opens the door to tyranny.
If you hadn't gotten it to work I know when we used to do it we put a couple of road flares downrange and then used the little camp fuel ones from Wal-Mart, We preferred them because there was usually more complete combustion, but they had a tendency (depending on which side ignited) to come flying uprange.
.50BMG is typically around 860-940ms and is generally used to knock out small lightly armoured vehicles comparable to the HMMWV and has 19mm of penetration against face-hardened steel at 500 metres (547 yards).
when a propane tank is just perfurated, the reaction with oxygen (combustion) only will happen in contact with the air. you can't make a hole in it and assume that it will explode. to make an explosion with propane, you need a room with a mixture of air and propane, in the right composition. if it has too much air, or too few, will not explode.
The Raufoss Mk 211 isn't purely a high-explosive round so much as a multi-role round that can handle just about anything; there's a tungsten core, HE, and small incendiary component. To be honest I'm a little surprised it didn't ignite. My hunch is that the explosive consumed all the available oxygen at the same time as the propane tank was penetrated and the short lived incendiary device didn't have enough time to ignite the tank.
This guy better thank God that he's ok and healthy lol. I mean he got a flying piece of shrapnel flying at him one time, and now he almost set himself on fire.
White Phosphorus is the usual "light" in tracers. That chemical does react with air to burn. Anyone who has been around it will tell you that it burns quite hot. It is what is (was) used to ignite the napalm dropped by aircraft across the globe. Those of us without the proper licensing to obtain explosives, etc. would not be able to get the military grade tracer ammunition. Magnesium powder is also a viable component in some tracers (we can buy those), but I doubt it would ignite either.
We used to shoot propane tanks in Fallujah back in 2004 all the time. They will explode but you need to shoot them with incendiary rounds. The incendiary round WILL ignite the gas and blow up the tank in a glorious fireball. No road flares necessary.
Lol, we used to do this on family camping trips with those little camp stove tanks. Makes about a 15 foot fireball and launches the tank. A couple of them usually landed behind where we were shooting from. $50 well spent.
if you dont get impressed with those propane explosions....its because happened in an open air situation with even mixture where there is full availability of oxygen and the gas resulting of the combustion could go anywhere freely! In a closed situation like a house looks much more aggressive because the gas must escape through specific routes...
redjacket was able to set off a tank with one round without explosives or flares when they went vs Mythbusters. They strapped explosives to it, but they fell off before the round hit. At least that's what the high speed video showed. I think it was a tracer round but it had to be a one in a million shot unless its a low caliber tracer like a 5.56 it might enter one end tumble and keep burning. The tracers will keep burning if they don't get out of range easy to start fires if your not careful.
Well, it is possible that he was informed that only the audio portion of that video was needed (which is not uncommon in his new videos) and he acted it out with a different round (which helps you time your lines correctly), hence his explanation is not completely implausible .
Looks like he just strapped on the "Legal" Sure Shot Exploding Targets he uses all the time, plus the flares. This probably fell under the "This is legal right?" category. Each thing is legal on it's own. When the impact is made, you can see a relaxed expansion of white gases/smoke, like those produced by the "Sure Shot" stuff, then you see the propane come out as a stream, then the rapid expansion of the propane igniting. Especially since he said "Mixture". This is good clean american fun.
Well, there are a few issues when it comes to "quickscoping". 1. A sniper rifle is around 25 pounds in weight, so it's pretty impossible to throw around. 2. You will probably end up with a scope inside your skull if you try to "quickscope". 3: You're not very accurate when "quickscoping", and Kyle will probably end up hitting the camera crew.
I'm not sure if the P90 is bullpup. Bullpup is when the mag goes behind the trigger, like the sniper in this video. The P90 is weird because the mag goes on top of the trigger and the rounds load in front of the trigger.
Great videos! Have you got your hands on a FERFRANS SOAR ? I think it would be right up your alley and would like to see more on that if possible keep up the great vids and as always have nice day!
that would be a bleve. the heat from the fire increased the pressure with in the tank until it exceeded the pressure the tank could withstand. The vapor then mixed with the air and caused a rapid expansion as it combusted. I find it surprising that it even did bleve as most tanks have safety pressure release valves built in them preventing the tank from failing as the the gas is vented once the pressure exceeds a limit. Propane tanks are actually really safe when it comes to explosions.
they throwed in the fire. it means, the tank was heating. The "first explosion" was because the tank could not contain the gas inside, the pressure was to big. The "second explosion" was the propane burning by the outside flames. it is different.
I was going to say that you were going to have to strap some flares to those tanks, as I didn't think the raufoss rounds would work. Did a similar think with a friends PTRS, which costs a shit load to shoot.
No, it does not increase views to main channel but instead of putting half edited or trial videos, such as this, on the main channel they can keep it looking more professional. When running a channel such as FPS Russia you only want to produce premium content. A second channel is there for more fun activities and a little extra for the "hardcore" viewers.
Dan would have to fly over here, and he and Gav would have to coincidentally be in Georgia... I don't think that'll happen. Although, he did do the EpicMealTime thing, so you never know.
the rounds are not loaded infront of the trigger. even though the magazine runs along the top of the firearm, the rounds are pushed towards the rear and are received behind the trigger.
"Editing issues" caused him to misidentify a round he held a few inches in front of his face? Yeah, sure. Neither would ignite a propane tank anyway since the ignition source provided ceases to exist before there is a sufficient fuel air mixture for the propane to ignite. Could have told him that before he shot it.
love this second chanel! got one question tho mr FPS, what kind of gloves did you use in the 1216 shotgun vid? im in the army and looking for a pair of kickass gloves, got a big exersise in about a month so would be thankfull for an reply so i could have time to order them by then. thank you for making awesome vids!
YES! Now THESE are the kind of explosions I wanna see more of in the videos! Big Fiery ones! Lol! Unfortunately, it'd probably be more expensive. Love that prolonged stare after the explosion, lol!
That was one hell of a fireball but if you want a legitimate explosion try shooting a propane tank that is basically empty (like if you just took it off your BBQ for not working). The remaining fumes will be highly explosive. The compressed propane is not flammable. What actually caught on fire was the gas as it expanded through the bullet hole. For example throw a match in a bucket of gasoline, you will get a good fire on top. Throw a match in an almost empty gas jug, you might die.
Actually, I'm a fan of the Calico myself. The clip design alone is great for survival shelters. It's high cap mags make it awesome for the Zombie scene, AND it looks like something out I'd Star Wars. So yes, please do a Calico video.
After that raid by the pigz you should do a video on defending a position under siege. Many questions to be answered such as; can tannerite be used to make a boobytraps for storm troopers? How much ammo should I store in the case of a law enforcement/military attack on my home? How do I maximize my firepower to repel the home invaders as long as possible in order to allow my family to escape?
I watched this in my class today. Just around the time when the propane tanks exploded my teacher looked at my phone screen. His response: "That's awesome!"
I think for the most part he likes showing anyone who doesn't quite know how big the round is what it looks like. Maybe to also prove that he actually shot something, there are still people that think everything he does is fake.
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I've seen this once before, last year St. Patty's day...a riot broke out...they burned a news van...and then threw a propane tank into the fire...and it blew up I'm sure there's vid's floating around of it somewhere. Happened in London Ontario
That makes me wonder, too. I think an awesome trick shot would be to have a flare lit next to a propane tank and see if you can shoot the propane tank so that the jetting gas will torch a nearby mannequin. Like if you want to see FPS Russia try this.
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