You believe that creating a flamethrower with a lighter and an aerosol spray can runs the risk of the flame following the stream back in to the can and causing an explosion, amirite?

+52 You believe that creating a flamethrower with a lighter and an aerosol spray can runs the risk of the flame following the stream back in to the can and causing an explosion, amirite?

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This post is just an experiment. Somebody brought this up today, and I was just curious as to how many people truly believe this just because they've "been told it all their lives". Fact is, it will not happen short of catastrophic failure of the can, or if the flammable material in the can has an oxidizing agent.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

People tend not to believe me, anyway. I think people should be able to do whatever they want as long as they are responsible. I definitely don't condemn people for playing with fire, however, I absolutely despise people who do it stupidly.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I was never told it would happen but it's easy to imagine. I've seen flames get pretty close to the tip of the nozzle.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I don't really know what will happen but it still doesn't seem like a good idea to me

by Anonymous 11 years ago

This actually happened to a friend of mine, and he had to get shards of metal removed from his dermis. It wasn't pretty.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Doubt. It. Highly. Was there anything wrong with the can? Like being punctured or anything?

by Anonymous 11 years ago