Speaking Of the Hazards of Compressed Air Tanks

[Nicholas Carey]

Don't do this [shoot an oxygen tank]

Morons.

TL;DR — They put a large oxygen tank (full) into a safe. And then shot it with a caliber .50 BMG armor-piercing "incendiary" round. At fairly close range. You can imagine what happens after that.

This is the short version:

https://youtube.com/shorts/biRxTNdA_iE

Long version (scrub to about 5:00 minutes for the good part).

https://youtu.be/Ze54BiPAu9M

[bluedog225]

Re: Speaking Of the Hazards of Compressed Air Tanks

Good fun.

[Canoez]

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Darwin.

[skuthorp]

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Almost as good as blowing up stumps with nicked gelignite…………..

[SKIP KILPATRICK]

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What a flucked up country to allow the sale of .50 Cal. anti-material rifles and ammo! DSE!

[McMike]

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That wasn't a safe, it was a metal cabinet. 14 gauge wall thickness, maybe 16 . . . ? I could cut through it with a jig or circular saw and a metal blade in less than a minute. And dat .50 cal!!!! Merica!

[Breakaway]

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Hey, if a shark just ate my boat and is about to eat me, I will shoot an oxygen tank!

kevin

[amish rob]

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Sure, if you don’t have an electrical cable.

[Paul Pless]

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What a flucked up country to allow the sale of .50 Cal. anti-material rifles and ammo! DSE!

my brother just bought a fifty last week
looking forward to the day i get to shoot it

[Breakaway]

Re: Speaking Of the Hazards of Compressed Air Tanks

Sure, if you don’t have an electrical cable.

LOL

How did they kill it in Jaws The Revenge? I cant remember.

Kevin

[LeeG]

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ok, now put an oxygen and acetylene tank in a cabinet in a garage…

[amish rob]

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LOL

How did they kill it in Jaws The Revenge? I cant remember.

Kevin

Speared on a bowsprit. Hahaha.

[Canoeyawl]

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Armor piercing round?
Note the the exit "wound" is larger than the entry allowing the compressed gas to escape on the off side, driving everything (except the bullet) towards the shooter.
Here "Hold my Beer"

He probably won't do that again...

[Keith Wilson]

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To quote the guy after he shot the oxygen tank, "Ay, cabrón!!"

[Gordon Bartlett]

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Impressive, but keep in mind that compressed air, as found in your air compressor's tank, is usually filled to around 125 psi, if that, on a single stage compressor, and around 175 psi on a two stage compressor.
An oxygen tank, on the other hand, is usually filled to around 2000 psi.
When compared to a typical oxygen tank, the pressure in your air compressor tank is rather lame.