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[–]braumeister 526 points527 points ago*

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List of things not to do with hydrogen explosive gases:

1) This.

2) Other stupid shit.

[–]lasernut 111 points112 points ago

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It probably was butane for lighters. If you look at the full video you can just about discern a canister on the table in front of the guy. (ErikF shared the video here.)

[–]LennonMOBILE 100 points101 points ago

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You can also tell its not hydrogen by the color of the flame. Hydrogen burns clear.

[–]Semajal 249 points250 points ago

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You can also tell it is not hydrogen by the fact he still appears to be alive

[–]vorpalrobot 182 points183 points ago

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You're all fuckwits. Hydrogen does not equal death. So what if burning hydrogen killed those people on a blimp? If you have to hold a flaming balloon full of fuel, you're better off with hydrogen than pretty much anything else. It burns so efficiently that it doesn't have time to catch surrounding material (like hair) on fire.

[–]PENDRAGON23 60 points61 points ago

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upvote for "fuckwits" ... I didn't really read the rest.

[–]nobodyherebythatname 1 point2 points ago

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upvote for appreciating uncommon cusswords

[–]PENDRAGON23 1 point2 points ago

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I still remember to this day when (more than 20 years ago) I first heard the word asswipe. I was drinking a coke at the time and wound up spewing my beverage all over my friends living room as I was laughing so hard.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points ago

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Didn't Mythbusters prove that it was actually the extremely flammable silver paint that caused the Hindenburg to fall?

[–]vorpalrobot 7 points8 points ago

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I was going to resort to wikipedia to prove my point, but its heavily debated whether the paint was to blame or not. It certainly didn't help.

[–]Hypnopomp 7 points8 points ago

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lets spray it with jet fuel!

[–]tubadeedoo 3 points4 points ago

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They proved it was clearly a combination of the paint and the hydrogen.

[–]PositivelyClueless 5 points6 points ago

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So what if burning hydrogen killed those people on a blimp?

The Hindenburg was a rigid airship, not a blimp.

[–]vorpalrobot 5 points6 points ago

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my apologies

[–]confuseddillpickle 1 point2 points ago

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Excelsior, where the pampered luxury of a cruise ship meets the smoothness of modern air travel

I'm so sad no one got this reference

[–]jthompson68 2 points3 points ago

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Right on. Also, hydrogen is lighter than air, which means it burns straight up. You'd see that as the fireball would float upwards quickly. It also makes a very high pitched squeaky sound, which is fun.

I have the feeling that the majority of people posting here have less fascination that I do with combustible materials.

[–]Bootsypants 5 points6 points ago

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Can you explain more? "Burns effeciently" doesn't equal "doesn't burn other things", IIRC.

[–]christek 23 points24 points ago

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It burns so fast it doesn't have time to expand very far out. We used to make hydrogen balloons in science class and blow them up with a match.

[–]Semajal 5 points6 points ago

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My comment was more in regards to if it had the right fuel air mix it could be more aggressively explosive. Acetalyne + Oxygen in a balloon would probably be worse though.

[–]vogonpoetry827 13 points14 points ago

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Acetalyne + Oxygen + a bubble of material renown for it's static electric properties. What could go wrong?

[–]christek 5 points6 points ago

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Right, but the trick is maintaining that AFR. Hydrogen tends to burn very fast and dissipate very quickly. Gasoline, with the right AFR, would be worse I believe.

Acetalyne would make a pretty cool fireball!

[–]CAPCHECK 2 points3 points ago

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Think of all the people burned to death in airplanes by gasoline (highly dangerous fuel) as well as jet fuel (generally thought to be less dangerous). People go berserk about hydrogen but then burn themselves to death with boiling oil in their kitchen.

[–]carlsaischa 5 points6 points ago

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Hydrogen is worse than gasoline. It's basically a crazy loud instant explosion.

EDIT : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMB2VR0087w Like that. [WARNING, REALLY FUCKING LOUD]

[–]MaeveningErnsmau 6 points7 points ago

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Minindenberg.

[–]annoying_guy_w_guns 1 point2 points ago

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Actually, technically, the reason why Hydrogen doesn't tend to set stuff on fire is because it is so light, so it will tend to rise prior to ignition, meaning that it will rise above whatever it came out of before catching on fire. If you put hydrogen in a balloon and it catches fire, you will still be at risk because 1) the balloon is keeping it contained (i.e. not rising) and 2) when it catches fire, it will set the balloon on fire which will in turn burn you.

Most of the damage from the Hindenburg was and was not caused by the Hydrogen. The Hydrogen did catch fire as it was escaping the zeppelin, but what caused all the death was the fact that as the burning hydrogen was escaping, it caused the aluminized dope (they used to stretch the zeppelin's skin) to flash and catch fire, that's what burned the blimp and most of the casualties. Nonetheless, many people still escaped the Hindenburg because the majority of the flames from the Hydrogen was burning above everyone's heads, not on the ground.

[–]ThemDangVidyaGames 1 point2 points ago

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Yeah. Less likely, perhaps, but the fire from hydrogen will still catch other things on fire under the right circumstances.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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hydrogen doesn't blow up, it just burns. very fast and not particularly exothermic reaction

[–]nrj 1 point2 points ago

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Not true, a 2:1 mix of hydrogen and oxygen will most definitely explode.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I'm not sure they're the fuckwits. Clearly you've never filled the balloon with oxygen as well as hydrogen. Hydrogen burning cleanly makes it more explosive than butane. It puts out more energy than butane, and burns to completion.

[–]aweraw 5 points6 points ago

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burns to completion.

In a fraction of the time. The amount of radiant heat from a hydrogen flame is very small.

I remember seeing a show some years ago (sorry, can't find a youtube link) where they setup 2 cars - 1 with a hydrogen fuel tank, and the other a normal petroleum tank.

They lit both cars fuel tanks on fire; the radiant heat from the petrol fuel tank caused the rest of the car to go up in flames; the hydrogen tank had a 3 foot flame that burned for about a third of the time, and only left a small amount of scorching around the fuel cap, no other damage done.

I know which one I'd prefer to be in if the tank catches on fire.

[–]vorpalrobot 1 point2 points ago*

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I called them fuckwits for downvoting something they don't agree with, instead of just trying to prove me wrong. Silencing the opposition just leads to black and white, you vs me, red state vs blue state echo chambering. I shouldn't be lecturing on reddiquette as I've only been here since the great digg migration, but damn, that's like rule #1

edit: and burns to completion is why its safer. it certainly is more explosive in its burning than butane, that's why it's faster/noisier, and my entire point rests on that.

[–]super_sexy_chair 106 points107 points ago

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You can also tell its not hydrogen by the pixels, if you've seen a lot of videos before.

[–]roberrt777 4 points5 points ago

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Pics (of your chair), or it never happened.

[–]xyroclast 3 points4 points ago

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Someone would die from a small balloonfull exploding?

[–]vorpalrobot 4 points5 points ago

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hydrogen is pretty harmless, burns very efficiently

[–]Kuonji 6 points7 points ago

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Oh the humanity.

[–]jthompson68 1 point2 points ago

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You're right. The Hindenburg was such a bad fire because of the flammable coating on the outside of the balloon, not because of the hydrogen. Had the balloon not been flammable the disaster would have been much less disastrous.

[–]lasernut 10 points11 points ago*

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While it is true that hydrogen burns clear, when it explodes the flames it produces can take on a yellow color.

[–]Procreate_Rapidly 13 points14 points ago

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Source: the sun

[–]Nerull 18 points19 points ago

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Which isn't burning.

[–]fatmex 4 points5 points ago*

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wait wait wait.... so all that generated heat and light is not because its burning?

edit: downvotes? i thought it was a good question.

[–]jthompson68 7 points8 points ago

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Fusion, motherfucker! Do you see it!?

[–]ultimatt42 1 point2 points ago

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It's a good question.

Burning (aka combustion) is a chemical reaction involving a fuel (like hydrogen, gasoline, butane, wood, etc), oxygen gas, and heat. The fuel combines chemically with the oxygen to produce water and other compounds. In the combustion of hydrogen it actually only produces water. That's why hydrogen is popular as an environmentally-friendly fuel, no pollutants.

2 H2 (gas) + O2 (gas) -> 2 H2O (as water vapor)

The sun seems to have all the ingredients to make this happen. There's certainly plenty of hydrogen, as that makes up most of the mass of the sun. There's certainly plenty of heat. And there should be at least some oxygen, since that's one of the other elements that makes up the sun. However...

The sun is extremely hot, so hot that hydrogen doesn't exist in its gaseous form. As a gas, hydrogen atoms like to pair up with each other, hence the "H2". But in the sun it's hot enough to turn the hydrogen into a plasma, where each of the hydrogen atoms is on its own, unbound. Even if they tried to bond to form an H2 molecule, the intense heat would break it right back up again. Same story for oxygen.

Also, there's actually very little oxygen in the sun compared to how much hydrogen it has. ~73% hydrogen, but only 0.77% (less than one percent!) oxygen. So even if there were a part of the sun cool enough for combustion to take place, it wouldn't last very long before all the oxygen was used up.

What's actually going on is nuclear fusion, where two hydrogen atoms get so energetic that they can combine to form a new helium nucleus. Even though it takes a lot of energy to make this happen, it releases even more energy as a result. Far more than you would get by burning an equivalent amount of hydrogen gas. That extra energy is how the sun generates light and heat.

[–]lasernut 1 point2 points ago

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Too obvious. Thanks for the good laugh!

[–]TokyoXtreme 1 point2 points ago*

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I seem to recall an episode of Mr. Wizard's World in which he inflates a balloon with hydrogen, and some short-haired girl with a candle on a long stick detonates the balloon with a brilliant yellow-orange explosion. Footage of the explosion was used in many of the promotional advertisements for the show. I remember that the girl put her hand on her chest after the explosion, a testament to the power of hydrogen.

EDIT: I can't believe I actually found the footage I was referencing. Different kid than I was thinking of though.

[–]robeph 6 points7 points ago

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Thank you. I wish people would stop submitting these fucking god awful gifs. I want to rewind and watch specific parts but I can't. there is no audio and rarely context. Nothing annoys me more than people who can't take the time to just FIND the video.

You notice when someone posts the video, no one goes "here's the GIF of it" in the comments. There's a reason for this.

And this is why I've downvoted this submission and upvoted your comment.

[–]death_and_reposts 3 points4 points ago

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gifs have no ads.

[–]robeph 1 point2 points ago

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Because they wouldn't make any money if they did. You know why? Because most people realize they suck.

They use WAY more bandwidth for what you get than they should. They have shitty framerate. They usually have horrible quality. No, still not worth it.

[–]lasernut 1 point2 points ago

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Now you're getting meta. The gif brought your attention to the video. That sets up a potential paradox. I admit though I too prefer video. That said if I was in a place that blocked YouTube videos (and there are many places that do) I'd be like a hobo on a ham sandwich for gifs.

[–]robeph 1 point2 points ago

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It isn't a paradox. IF he had posted a video in its place with the &t=n for the location of the beginning of what he wanted everyone to see, chances are it would have the same number of upvotes, if not more. Gifs have zero context, they're useless, they are shit quality, and they waste more bandwidth than what you get of them.

[–]gmalsparty 3 points4 points ago

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I figured it was helium that put him in the danger zone, but then again I think I'm missing the core concept here.

[–]Ralome 7 points8 points ago

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There are a lot better things you could do with butane. Budder

[–]redsolocup 1 point2 points ago

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Nice honey! Schmoke up man

[–]CrimsonKevlar 4 points5 points ago

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If you do want to have fun with hydrogen, pass hydrogen through a soap bath, and then float the resulting bubbles in the air. Light on fire.

Warning, loud... and you know... fire.

[–]g33n 1 point2 points ago

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Also works with a pie tin and propane.

[–]UncleSon 3 points4 points ago

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List of places not to do things with explosive gases:

1) IN YOUR HOUSE

2) That is all.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago*

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Not hydrogen. When hydrogen gets lit up it looks more like a needle shooting perfectly up. Hydrogen is too light to make a fire like that.

[–]braumeister 2 points3 points ago

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This is true. Hydrogen is almost invisible when it burns, but shows up nicely when it explodes. I'm leaning on the theory someone else posted that it's butane.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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I'm sure he's just fine.

[–]omnidirectional 5 points6 points ago

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Except his eyebrows

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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real life: eyebrows are optional

[–]Hans_Sanitizer 2 points3 points ago

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Not sure how to show my intrigue to this post.

[–]theineffablebob 1 point2 points ago

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Just draw them back on

[–]Fat_Taiko 4 points5 points ago

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And arm hair; and bangs. He might need his breathing pathways to get checked out by a doc. And he might get some real pain from 1st degree burns to his face after 2-3 hours. I know from experience, tho the balloon had much more hydrogen in it at the time.

[–]omnidirectional 2 points3 points ago

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Ooooh =:-o or should I say (:-o

I didn't think about the bangs or airways. That's not funny. Did your airways get crispy?

[–]Fat_Taiko 1 point2 points ago*

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No, I lucked out. It was in as scientific a setting as playing with fire could be. When I lost control of the valve (flame wouldn't shut off, was about the size of a candle even tho the valve was mechanically closed), I thought blowing it out might work.

After 3 huff+puffs, my spider sense tingled and I threw the balloon away from me+bystanders. It was less than a foot from my hands and two from my face. Other than initial shock and watching hair fall away, I felt fine. The pain set in 3 hours later.

After another 4 hours waiting in an emergency room, the pain subsided to discomfort, then I got to see a doc. I was told I was very lucky to have my sight (I had closed my eyes tight when ditching the fire balloon). He gave me ointments for my burns - mostly 1st, borderline 2nd on my lips- imagine the worst chapping ever, and inspected my nose/throat/ears for any burned tissue, which would have surely given rise to complications.

All in all, I wasn't in bad shape. I stopped playing with fire directly (or at least, without necessary precautions like goggles+blast shields), and got a fun story.

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[–]kayura77 -2 points-1 points ago*

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Helium maybe?

EDIT: Nonsensical question is nonsensical. I also understand that Helium is the least reactive of the noble gases. I don't know what I was thinking when I said this. My apologies.

[–]i_cake 21 points22 points ago

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Helium is not flammable.

[–]yep45 23 points24 points ago

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[–]NovaDeez 15 points16 points ago

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What are you still not getting about that?

Well obviously the core concept, Lana!

[–]JFMechdude 8 points9 points ago

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"Sorry I didn't go to SPACE CAMP!"

[–]Gustomaximus 2 points3 points ago

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Helium is inert

[–]Fookananer 2 points3 points ago

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Helium isn't flammable. Unless its in the center of a star.

[–]omegian 1 point2 points ago

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Even then it isn't a flame because it's not oxidizing (ie: reacting with oxygen).

[–]braumeister 9 points10 points ago*

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I would not do helium with hydrogen, no. Helium doesn't seem to react well to situations like that.

Hint: It's a fucking pun.

[–]Plutor 28 points29 points ago

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I think your punning skills argon.

[–]Lokonopa 8 points9 points ago

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That was radon, man.

[–]rabbidpanda 25 points26 points ago

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He just calls 'em like he cesium.

[–]QuesoPantera 14 points15 points ago

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Take all your stupid puns and barium right now.

[–]hi7en 2 points3 points ago

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Things not to do with party poppers...This

[–]thismycheese 6 points7 points ago

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SO TRYING THIS

[–]pieguyfry22 5 points6 points ago

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broken gif?

[–]ErikF 62 points63 points ago

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Full Video...The Balloooon of Fyyyyure!

[–]lasernut 12 points13 points ago

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Original reddit YouTube submission. Unfortunately the very original was put into private mode.

[–]ErikF 2 points3 points ago

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Can't imagine why that would happen? Nothing to be ashamed of. :)

[–]totallysucks 2 points3 points ago

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This video is much better with sound. I love the "uh oh...UH OHH"

[–]Xphex 4 points5 points ago

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Guess who couldn't handle the BLOON OF FIRE?

[–]Reginault 93 points94 points ago

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BOOM. Roasted.

[–]link_4_the_lazy 7 points8 points ago

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[–]brlexa 2 points3 points ago

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OMG. So many NSFL images in that link, but it's also very informative.

[–]Anudem 3 points4 points ago

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I'll be interning there in Sept. I'll see him there

[–]StrongLikeBull 9 points10 points ago

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Kevin Rose?

[–]caliopy 22 points23 points ago

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looks like kevin rose

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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he tried self immolation, it wasn't very effective

[–]borez 15 points16 points ago

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Do not let this person anywhere near a propane tank.

[–]DontTellAnyoneImHere 7 points8 points ago

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Head to feet, you won't cause a leak. Feet to head, everyone's dead.

[–]Howisdiscool 4 points5 points ago

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What?

[–]DontTellAnyoneImHere 11 points12 points ago

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It's the proper way to wipe a propane tank, I tell you what! You kids with your MTV, you could learn a thing or two from sweet lady propane.

[–]Fazaman 5 points6 points ago

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Which direction to clean a propane tank (Top to bottom or bottom to top). I've only ever heard it referenced in King of the Hill, where it may have originated.

[–]pajam 8 points9 points ago

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Watch King of the Hill for all your propane and propane accessory jokes.

[–]lampshade14 4 points5 points ago

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Hey, Hank Hill is on reddit

[–]dermballs 3 points4 points ago

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Yup.

[–]servohahn 3 points4 points ago

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I like how the explosion appeared to knock him back like in the movies.

[–]TILwhofarted 6 points7 points ago

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I'll take Things to not do indoors, for $200 please, Alex.

[–]zelmerszoetrop 1 point2 points ago

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Yes, his problem was he wasn't outside when he lit the balloon full of explosive gas on fire.

[–]shujin 4 points5 points ago

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Think on the bright side - at least he got it on tape!

[–]BruschiOnTap 6 points7 points ago

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HADUUUUKEN!

[–]djetaine 5 points6 points ago

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What exactly was he attempting to do in the first place?

[–]death_and_reposts 2 points3 points ago

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if he let it go when it was on fire i wonder if it would propel the balloon through the room.

[–]juvibec 2 points3 points ago

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K.O.

[–]saysstupidstuff 2 points3 points ago

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I watched it 50 times in a row, and each time I hoped it would show the whole thing.

[–]-omari 2 points3 points ago

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Balloon used self-destruct!

[–]Nashvegas 42 points43 points ago

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That really ballooned out of control.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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His hopes of looking cool were quickly deflated.

[–]dragn99 2 points3 points ago

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The situation blew up in his face.

[–]diredesire 1 point2 points ago

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I hope there was a medic around to helium.

[–]pajam 20 points21 points ago

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Hyd Ro Gen. Hyd Ro Wife.

Hyd Ro Gen. Hyd Ro Wife.

And Hyd Ro Husben.

Cuz Dey Splodin' Errybody Out Hya!

[–]puffknuckle 1 point2 points ago

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Mini-Hindenburg

[–]bunbun2 1 point2 points ago

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And that's how you get rid of those pesky eyebrows.

[–]bri85 1 point2 points ago

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Almost wins the Darwin Award!

[–]XS4Me 2 points3 points ago

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This kid has potential; I will be setting up a paypal account to buy him a large propane tank.

[–]daanishh 1 point2 points ago

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And people still doubt Darwin.

[–]NateS 1 point2 points ago

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natural selection in action...

[–]xolieo 1 point2 points ago

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If you combine two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen to in a balloon and ignite it you get water.

[–]scungey 1 point2 points ago

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Actual laughter was produced. The flop at the end got me at least 4 or 5 times.

[–]RaDeus 1 point2 points ago*

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Remember when I was a kid and was playing in my room, I punctured a butane lighter with a red-hot needle and then igniting the gas that came gushing out, it produced a 1-2 meter long flame.

Did i mention that I was indoors in my room ?

Good times.

[–]whitefoot 1 point2 points ago

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Can someone explain to me exactly how this exploded? I mean, knowing that for something to explode you need a good supply of oxygen, and having a gas in a balloon which is constantly trying to force that gas OUT, where did the oxygen supply come from? Was it that he let go of the tip allowing all of the gas to escape rapidly and the explosion occurred on the outside of the balloon?

[–]cryogenisis 1 point2 points ago

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To be fair to Kevin Rose, he blew up Digg so he has do something with his time.

[–]Pavementos 1 point2 points ago

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Can never have enough gifs of people playing with fire.

[–]BrianFlanagan 4 points5 points ago

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Darwin award?

[–]Reginault 23 points24 points ago

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It was perilously close to his crotchal-groinal region.

[–]DocBrown1984 22 points23 points ago

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That's a technical term

[–]NBAallstar 5 points6 points ago

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You would know, Doc.

[–]Marcob10 1 point2 points ago

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Doesn't the Darwin award require to die doing something stupid?

[–]Appleofdisarray 8 points9 points ago

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It just requires that a person becomes unable to produce offspring. Death encompasses that quite handily.

[–]HookDragger 1 point2 points ago

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OK, honorable mention it is!

[–]Ginnigan 3 points4 points ago

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Engorgio... *REDUCTO!*

[–]cactipus 1 point2 points ago

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Not too bright ennit?

[–]da3dalus 0 points1 point ago

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*Stupid Effective

[–]EllaL 0 points1 point ago

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Why didn't the balloon melt before that?

[–]lordofwhee 4 points5 points ago

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Probably because it was the gas burning, not the balloon. The gas is under pressure and gas expension is endothermic, though it isn't under much pressure in a balloon so this is probably neglegible. More likely the balloon simply didn't get hot enough for the same reason you can pass an unprotected figner through a (small) flame without getting burned.

[–]Quatroking 0 points1 point ago

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Why do people even attempt this shit? Fuck!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Seriously, what was he expecting?

[–]T3HJ4N170R 0 points1 point ago

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Hello 2nd degree burns, my old friend!

[–]this_isnt_me 0 points1 point ago

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1) Okay WTF the is this guy doing in the first place? 2) you record this shit? Darwinism at work right there

[–]iSmokeTheXS 0 points1 point ago

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Magicarp used Flail.

[–]iSmurfy 0 points1 point ago

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Boom goes the Dynamite.

[–]Oh-A-Oh 0 points1 point ago

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It's like a balloon... and something bad happens!

[–]ryanknapper 0 points1 point ago

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Wil Wheaton should not be playing with fire in such a reckless manner!

[–]Fhwqhgads 0 points1 point ago

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Darwin is watching this one.

[–]pants428 0 points1 point ago

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That's why the Excelsior is filled with helium.

[–]Goatsnarfer 0 points1 point ago

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That happened to me once with a lighter fluid bottle. Not a fun experience

[–]BeerGogglesFTW 0 points1 point ago

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How to lose your eyebrows...

[–]bugs_bunny_in_drag 0 points1 point ago

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daniel radcliffe! stop dicking around

[–]iamvillainmo 0 points1 point ago

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Quick, throw it back!

[–]grimatongueworm 0 points1 point ago

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Dr. Darwin will see you now.

[–]penilefracture 0 points1 point ago

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Relevant Username

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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What is the guy saying over and over? "CALALALALA cALALALALALAL"

No, but seriously.

[–]TrickTrolld 0 points1 point ago

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Everything turned out better than expected.

[–]DangerousDetlef 0 points1 point ago

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Douchebaggery at its finest.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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At the end of this I was like, "Wow, is this guy retarded?" but at the beginning I was thinking, "I need to try this!"

[–]skybike 0 points1 point ago

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That's what we call a Self-Detonated Darwin Bomb.

[–]DownTheReddittHole 0 points1 point ago

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Lol... but is that dude okay?

[–]supersmax 0 points1 point ago

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and balloon goes the dynamite

[–]waxedarmpits 0 points1 point ago

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quick! we need to get those custom apple branded tables!

[–]doesntrespectwood 0 points1 point ago

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oh the humanity

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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[–]bubba_shubba 0 points1 point ago

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aaaaand boom goes the dynamite.

[–]dreamsofbetterdays 0 points1 point ago

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doooomass

[–]sc24evr 0 points1 point ago

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I think its awesome that he somehow got his ass on fire.

[–]bakezori 0 points1 point ago

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Life used natural selection! It's super effective!

[–]smokinDND 0 points1 point ago

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this guy looks familiar

[–]JollyPanther 0 points1 point ago

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Shaving like a boss.

[–]adamwho 0 points1 point ago

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It is funny because he got hurt.

[–]moving0target 0 points1 point ago

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Hindenburg/10

[–]staanje 0 points1 point ago

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I ll have what shes having..

[–]obrienb2 0 points1 point ago

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voltorb used explosion.

[–]russmartin 0 points1 point ago

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do you think he would of been fine if he just kept letting the gas out?

[–]Goto10 0 points1 point ago

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He thought he got blown out of the building when in fact he landed safely, softly even on the couch.

[–]Goto10 0 points1 point ago

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WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU BALLOONS!? You make life TAKE THOSE BALLOONS BACK! BURN LIFE'S COUCH DOWN WITH THOSE BALLOONS!!

Or your own..

[–]chejrw 0 points1 point ago

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Welp, saw that one coming.

[–]chronozerom 0 points1 point ago

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the video with sound is hilarious

[–]anonymau5 0 points1 point ago

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Look at OP's posting history.

[–]Blodwyn35 0 points1 point ago

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Dick head... LOL

[–]matlick 0 points1 point ago

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Pinch it!!

[–]Rcmike1234 0 points1 point ago

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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I thought it was going to be about pokemon :/