my friend and me want to know
2007-03-23 18:36:14 · 10 answers · asked by Sharar M 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
no it will not explode, a cigarette will not cause a fire you need a flame
i was a pyro when i was younger and the only thing that caught gas on fire was a flame and i tried a lot of stuff that didnt work
by the way the cell phone thing is false also it dont provide enough energy to cause explosion
YOU NEED A FLAME
2007-03-23 18:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by Nate Dogg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. All it will do is puncture a hole in the gas can. Military tracer bullets will, but that's military. The only way you could get it to explode with ordinary bullets is to let a lot of flammable gas out then shoot a metal case with a fully jacketed metal bullet (eg. some sorts of subsonic rounds), and hope the friction creates sparks to ignite the gas.
Also, explosive bullets won't work. Everyone thinks that explosive bullets have real explosives in, but that is very rarely the case. Most explosive bullets just have a small hole drilled in them filled with mercury, which flies forward when the bullet hits the target, and destroys the end of the bullet, throwing lead outwards. This wouldn't ignite the gas can.
2007-03-24 10:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by Petros 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, in National Geographic Channel, they explained that gas will only explode when it is heated in a very compressed state, so the gas fired is not compressed and not heated, and also this explains that a car shot by a gun will never ever explode like most games and movies
2007-03-24 02:35:12 · answer #3 · answered by korryl_fgd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are special bullets that can be used and in that case yes but the gas can must be almost empty because the liquid would not explode that way. Military surplus bullets called tracers would ignite a gas can. There are also exploding bullet rounds that may not be available anymore that would work
2007-03-24 01:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by Dazed and confused 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also, gasoline is not explosive. The fumes are. Unless you had a projectile with lots of heat (only one I can think of is a flaming arrow), it would not blow up. I'm not sure if an arrow could be lit on fire and shot... hmmm... I'll ask.
2007-03-24 01:48:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, becuase you wanna know why? cuase there are no explosives in the actual bullet nor is there any significant heat, therefor all you'll do if you shoot a gas can is make it leak!
2007-03-24 01:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by ifucouldbeme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that the MythBusters did it on their show once and they were not successful. It might be possible in some circumstances, but I think overall, it wont happen.
2007-03-24 01:42:59 · answer #7 · answered by Zikro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you try do a little hands on experience oh yeah and light a cigarrette while talking on your cell phone and pumping gas that might be fun
2007-03-24 01:47:30 · answer #8 · answered by diebigmofo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mythbusters tried and it was busted because there isn't enough heat in the bullet to cause an explosion
2007-03-24 01:45:37 · answer #9 · answered by jphuong14 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, unless you have tracer bullets
2007-03-24 01:43:53 · answer #10 · answered by Seamus S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋