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Old 10-22-2014, 10:16 PM   #41
mechanicalman
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Re: Do you really need to move the gas tank for safety?

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Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
It's pretty hard to make a gas tank explode...as you mention.
Myth busters did a show on it.
For the rear tank scenario the ford pinto come to mind.
I shot a propane tank with my 308 and it just vented. Turns out a 900 degree spark is needed...so...some tannerite and tracer rounds did the job.
still, some extra space would be nice too
The Walking Dead, season 5 episode 1 a woman shoots a hole in a large propane or natural gas tank producing a vent, then shot the fire arrow and made a loud boom! Rare to see what really happens on TV.
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