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Old 19 May 2006, 06:31 pm
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quote:Originally posted by Hooligan

Fritz, it sounds as if you have had Fire Fighters training. The tires on a vehicle are more dangerous exploding than the gas tank.
Doesn't it depend on how empty the tank is? My understanding is that a near-empty tank is more likely to explode because of the fumes, which are explosive (whereas the gasoline will just burn).

I would think that a bomb's explosion would be more likely to introduce a spark to the gas-air mixture within the tank than a normal crash.
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