so me and 3 of my other friends (who are my flatmates) watched this movie (James Bond i think) and this sene comes up with a car falling off a cliff and exploding instantly i said FAKE. but my friends says are you stupid cars can explode. then i said no they cant what is in a car that can explode. then they say the Fuel.
then i told them what it in fuel that is explosive it just says flammable (and i'm pertty sure flammable doesnt mean explosive and if it did hair spray is flammable so that means people can just make them into bombs)
later on another sene comes up with some guy shooting at a car and explodes, again i say FAKE
they give me the same answer that its possable for it to explode
then i say its not
the next day i watched TV and this show called mythbuster and they did a test about can fuel/cars explode they did it and the answer was no
so i recorded and showed my friends
they still think it can happen
so am i right or am i wrong?
Answers & Comments
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You are right .I think that it can't explode but , the process of combustion takes place in it. ( Combustion is the process that takes place between petrol and the engines moving along to provide energy ). So that your friends may think that it explodes but in fact , it was providing energy .
Donia
It depends on how much fuel is in the car, also a source of ignition would be necessary so falling off a cliff would work 9/10, if the petrol tank was shot it would ignite, also, next time you are having a fire outside, put an aerosol can (deodorant, hairspray ect) on and hide, it's impressive
Fuel is able to catch fire but I believe that it is the parts of the car such as the engine that explode! Hairspray is flammable which means it can catch fire just like fuel..
fuel, gasoline vapors are flamable, a large container of vapors can explode but need an ignition source, lead is too soft to make a spark, you need a good spark or a flame to ignite the air/fuel combination.