Holy SH*T! Someone from somethingawful made a WORKING HOMEMADE FLAMETHROWER!!!!!

[Phokus]

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=0971bfbc583e32dd6761ca585990b0b5&threadid=1107178&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

I know what i want for christmas! 😀

A couple questions for people who might be more knoweledgeable:

1) What prevents the tank he used from blowing up?

2) Wouldn't the pvc he used melt?

Edit: he has animated gifs of this too! Holy crap!

 

[Modeps]

Patriot Act?

 

[bradruth]

Well now he can kill The Thing.

 

[Electric Amish]

It's not that hard...

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Phokus
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=0971bfbc583e32dd6761ca585990b0b5&threadid=1107178&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

I know what i want for christmas! 😀

A couple questions for people who might be more knoweledgeable:

1) What prevents the tank he used from blowing up?

2) Wouldn't the pvc he used melt?

I can't view the forums from here at work but bear with me.

1) The tank won't explode if there's no oxygen mixed in. Provided he doesn't get any air bubbles and provided the tank is pressurized it's impossible to ignite the fuel. Fire needs Oxygen in order to burn.

2) Depending on where he used the PVC, maybe. If he used it to pipe the fuel into a metal spray nozzle, no. Besides, very rarely will the fire touch the nozzle itself, provided your outstream of fuel is at a high enough velocity.

 

[xcript]

:Q

 

[Riverhound777]

He said that PVC was soluble in gasoline, so he didn't use gasoline...

 

[ThisIsMatt]

I was doing that with super soakers when I was 12...big deal

 

[notfred]

Now I want to build one.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: notfred
Now I want to build one.

No you don't.

See, once you have it made you'll start thinking about the guy that stole/stripped your car and that can lead to nothing but trouble. 😉

 

[crab]

I did that with napalm and a grease gun when I was 10.

 

[Kenazo]

Cool! 🙂

 

[bootymac]

That's fscking sweet.

 

[lokiju]

How the hell is he not in jail after doing that in his street?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Originally posted by: xcript
:Q

 

[Jzero]

It looks like the "gun" itself is not made of PVC. The nipple on the end looks to be brass, too.

I had to laugh at someone using a homemade flamethrower wearing safety glasses, but no other form of protective clothing.

 

[mugs]

Cool. Hope he doesn't kill himself with it.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: xcript
:Q

 

[hevnsnt]

BUAHAHAHA that is awesome!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

I'm surprised no one at the SA forums said "OMGWTFBBQ" immediately. 😛

- M4H

 

[Howard]

Oy!

 

[Qaabus]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy

Originally posted by: xcript
:Q

 

[EvilYoda]

Note to self...next time I have lousy neighbors...

 

[Fenixgoon]

cheap flamethrower = super soaker + flammable liquid.. light the tip, and have fun 😛
i have a video of this.. guy takes windshield wiper fluid and puts it in a super soaker 50

 

[yukichigai]

Originally posted by: Fenixgoon
cheap flamethrower = super soaker + flammable liquid.. light the tip, and have fun 😛
i have a video of this.. guy takes windshield wiper fluid and puts it in a super soaker 50

Okay, last time I checked windshield wiper fluid wasn't supposed to be flammable. In fact I would dare to venture it should be non-flammible.