Acetylene Van Explosion Research 

It was at this moment in welding class that Steve decided to become an art major

after 2 years of extensive testing we have concluded that blowing up vans with acetylene bottles is FUCKING AWESOME however we recommend further testing to confirm our results

my employer refuses to get us the proper high pressure cylinder racks for our vans and I've asked several times verbally and written. I even sent my boss this video, I just don't understand their risk calculations. They will drill us in minutia over stupid shit like how to not walk off a roof but when I bring up a real hazard it falls on deaf ears. I had a high pressure cylinder event with a CO2 tank, it rolled in just the right way to open the valve enough to deafen both the driver and I as well as displace all the air in the van making it very hard to breath. guy never pulled over so fast in his life. I work for a major hvac company.

Some Russian body shop will put that thing back together and it will be on a car lot near you soon.

From my welding instructor: "Steps to be taken in the event of an acetylene strike back: big ones, down the road, and when you get there, I'll be waiting".

I... sometimes have to drive a van carrying 8 of those cylinders O_O

my old-school welding instructor told us that acetylene cylinders have some liquid acetone in the bottom of the cylinder so that the gas doesnt explode as you pressurize/fill the cylinder. you do not weld or release the gas if the cylinder is horizontal. keep it vertical. acetylene is highly explosive in the right cicrumstance - note the video.

Lad my tutor told me to watch this after telling me that something as little as knocking over a canister of acetylene is enough to set it off😂

Instant convertible.

Reminds me of my polytechnic days, I can't believe we used to weld with this in class. One day, one of the students knocked the pipe out from under the work table. It was a very loud, consistent gas release that had no end to it. We were all scared, but lucky it was only the oxygen pipe line. Our tutor resigned at the end of the semester

im doing oxy acetylene welding in mechanics class right now and this scares me shitless

Just another reason NOT to make O/A bombs... extremely dangerous. One screw-up could literally take your life.

So You guys were able to blow up a van and get paid for it.... For science? ... Sign me up!

Man... 🫣 Acetylene gas is no joke, it just annihilate the van instantly. Scary stuff...

No way this is just one 10 cf bottle that we usually carry. Anyone know ? Doesn’t say in description.

few weeks ago we had accident involving van with acetylen. both delivery guys died in spot. i was curious how it looked like so im here. Because i couldnt hear the explosion and I worked not far.

I'll check the o-rings tomorrow...

Perhaps I'll take the tank out of my truck unless I know I'll need it that day...

How much acetylen i need for something like this

That was NOT just Acetylene. It was a mix of about 4 parts Oxygen and 1 part Acetylene. Acetylene is C2H2 and gives off LOTS of black Carbon when it burns in air.

How big was the cylinder in water volume? I feel like this is very important information when assessing how shocking this video should be. is this a 5-litre bottle or a 50-litre bottle? was it an oxy/ace rig or just a leaking acetylene bottle alone? without information this video is useless. a propane cylinder would do the same thing.

imagine this but it goes backwards

How much acetylene did you use to demolish this van? Asking for a friend...

You were only meant to blow the bloody doors off!!

I am a Master Rescue Mechanic with over 20 years in my Role Acetylene is a must in our role used Correctly Protocols Followed it is a Fantastic Tool and it Undertakes it's task every time .The Moment you Disrespect it Or Mess About with it's Containment Then it will Kill You Please stay safe Follow the Rules Same For Propane Oxy cutting Follow the Rules TO THE LETTER Stay safe Stay Legal...... Go home to the wife or Girl ..... Or in micks case the bwoy . 💯💥🙏

Told you not to flood it

cool

Were they attempting to put this van into space? If so, they really needed to put the van on a ramp 😅

I never forget to shut off the valve... Lol

My son uses oxygen & we carry 3 to 6 tanks b ur a lot more when we travel. Would it be just as bad as this if we got in an accident??

That van's rear end just nope'd out of existence

Looks like fun! Now it's time to go big and fill a semi truck trailer full of oxygen and acetylene bags.

rip

When you quickly need a flatbed...

That. . . Would get your attention. . . Hey Martha, I can't find my damn keys again. . . Oh for Pete sake Henry, they were on the shelf.

Must've been hackers on steroids

Driverless vans with a 300 gallon steel tank inside filled with oy acetylene will be the new car bomb.

It happens in jeffy's eighteenth birthday

Did they live?

Who needs TNT, anybody can make a explosion.

Blew the roof clean off

Well i'm runnin down the road tryin to loosin my load "JESUS CHRIST"!!!!

Kids in africa could have ate this van

Are all explosions this fast or is it just this kind? Aka have movies been lying to me my whole life

I think some one who didn't pay up their dedt was placed tied up in there secretly.

Research 😏🤫

Sml

Hope no animals were harmed in the making of this vid... 😐

Allah hu akbar

Australian red cross lifeblood. Michael Phelps doesn't have AIDS

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