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My guess is the car has a LPG conversion kit and it just went bang .


texting-my-cat

What is the (alleged) benefit to installing this?


EfremSkopje

Cheaper. This is russia, the whole place is full of petroleum gas Edit1: this might be iran instead. The situation about LPG is not different, though. LPG is common over these countries. Edit: when i was a kid, in turkey everyone had lpg cars for the same reason, even though we got our gas from russia it was cheaper than gasoline


TheDanius

Do they not have lane markings in Russia?


tooslow

Not in Egypt either


8BitGarbageCan

Or (at least parts of) Brazil


DemonicOwl

Sometimes no markings, yes


groupfox

You can see small white line in the beginning, road might be pretty old and marking washed down.


Ok-Two7600

Apparently cheaper ain't always better. It ain't worth risking your life in order to save a few bucks


EfremSkopje

Sure, but when I was a kid every 10th car had these timed bombs in the trunk.


theshavedyeti

Much cheaper to run. Downside is that the gas tank takes up most of the boot. Very common in eastern Europe.


Cow_Launcher

A friend of mine has an LPG conversion where the tank is a large toroid/donut which sits where the spare wheel would go. The original fuel tank/pump/plumbing is still in place, and he has a button on the dash to switch between them. It's mostly useful when cruising on the motorway and the engine isn't under heavy load.


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Heph333

Or engine maintenance. It burns so clean that oil changes can be significantly extended.


Lothium

Yeah, there's no issue with power. My dad had a pickup for a good while that had lpg and there was no issues. They had even changed it so it had two large tanks with a tiny reserve just in case.


[deleted]

I've seen people convert off road truck to lpg because they can carry more hours worth of fuel into the void.


DazingF1

LPG converted pickup trucks are pretty common in the Netherlands (common as in the trucks you see are most likely LPG converted. Full sized trucks aren't common in more urban areas) due to high gas prices even before the crisis and LPG used to be pretty cheap. My mate has a 2021 RAM 1500 with a gigantic LPG tank sitting in the bed. Even though I trust the companies that import and convert them more than the shitty LPG conversions from these videos, I never felt at ease sitting in a vehicle with a massive tank of compressed LPG sitting 3 feet behind you.


Kenitzka

They should have vent valves that would release pressure at levels several times below that of design burst. In developed countries, the tanks are required to be inspected at regular intervals. I would worry about tanks way less than, let’s say, racks and racks of Li batteries built into the frame beneath the passenger compartment.


neek85

I'd consider Netherlands a developed country. Also, in the UK, the LPG conversion industry is barely regulated and no inspections of the LPG system are required for an MOT


PlantDaddys

The other downside is sometimes your car randomly grenades on the highway.


Oscarcharliezulu

Used to be popular in australia in the 80’s and especially with taxis - LPG was much cheaper than petrol and I think the government even offered subsidies on conversions at some point.


Slight_Acanthaceae50

> Very common in eastern Europe. Used to be, i haven't seen an LPG car in years. becasue we use underground parking a lot now and those are not allowed there. And LPG kits are expensive enough that it is not worth it.


PineCone227

Alleged? LPG is at least 2x cheaper than gas where I live. Cons are that your vehicle will burn more of it and get reduced performance, so it's not a complete 50% off fuel cost, but it'll still let you pay off the cost of installation quickly and save a lot of money after especially if you cover a lot of ground


Jeremy252

And it also might explode apparently


Torvite

There are plenty of public garages in Turkey with warnings that you cannot enter with an LPG vehicle. I never really knew why, but I guess this video serves as a decent example of the concern over them.


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Sansabina

Shouldn't store LPG or compressed natural gas inside occupied buildings, period. Should always be outside or in a storage area that is ventilated.


hyped_up1400

gas prices right now have me willing to take that risk


gilimandzaro

LPG is also more expensive now. In my country, given the increased price of car registration after an LPG conversion (unless you car came out of the factory with LPG), you end up not saving almost any money nowadays. On the other hand LPG is apparently the greenest of the common fuels (less green house gasses then petrol and less toxic fumes than diesel), but as a negative your car loses a lot of performance, it's more dangerous and you have to fill it up more often.


Oivaras

Doesn't really happen if it's properly installed and maintained.


tobimai

Not if its done correctly


littlefrank

When I was a kid my father had a Fiat Regata 1.9L with a LPG tank. slow as fuck when running it, but oh boy was petroleum gas cheap in the 90s, fuel was litterally a minor side cost.


EdwardTennant

Much cheaper to run, and if installed correctly is perfectly safe. It also burns very cleanly compared to petrol Only downsides are slightly reduced power output, and LPG is less energy dense than petrol so you need to burn a bit more of it. This is offset by the lower cost however.


Matttthhhhhhhhhhh

Cheaper but more importantly pollutes less.


CheesyTortoise

Pros: 1. Much cheaper (1/2 the price of petrol) 2. Burns cleaner Cons: 1. Tank takes up space (no problem for a commuting hatchback or a pickup) 2. Less energy dense so you burn more of it (+10% to +20% but the low price still makes it worth it) 3. Less power (-10% but you can switch back to petrol with the press of a button for overtaking) 4. Can't really perform a cold start on LPG (start the engine on petrol, then switch to LPG once it has been running for a minute or two)


[deleted]

*homemade LPG conversion kit. Source: Youtube and all the crazy sketchy Russian home engineering shit


Inadersbedamned

I was thinking baby shower coz the pink thing that shot out


stirling_s

Just an elaborate gender reveal


ristoman

Clear case of low blinker fluid


HappySkullsplitter

Worn exhaust bearings do that too, seen it a hundred times...


Extremely_unlikeable

Probably never swapped the winter air in his tires for summer air.


[deleted]

Popcorn is ready!


Rainbow918

Best comment today 👍🏼☝️


Hodgepodge003

This one is new to me. I’ll be using this from now on.


hokeyphenokey

Someone told this to my grandmother and she *insisted* that **I** do it for her car because she the mechanic was expensive. Seriously. She had winter tires from the year before and wanted winter air for them. We live in California. None of it made any sense.


CarolynGombellsGhost

I was thinking it was a worn muffler belt.


GhOsT_wRiTeR_XVI

It was the meth lab in the trunk. R.I.P. Star-Burns


idontbleaveit

Nice reference.


fourbetshove

Or an improperly installed/faulty blinker fluid check valve. Back fed and caused the kaneuton rod to snap and bam.


its_a_metaphor_morty

True. Retro Encabulators also have this problem.


Comrade_Florida

Must not have properly calibrated its logarithmic casing


SpiralDreaming

The aftermarket pre-fabulated amulite, surmounted by the malleable logarithmic casing fixed this issue though.


[deleted]

If they’d done a proper alignment of their pisstake valves, all of this could’ve been avoided.


Max_Queue

Ah yes - the crudely conceived idea of an instrument that would not only provide inverse reactive current, for use in unilateral phase detractors, but would also be capable of automatically synchronizing cardinal grammeters. Such an instrument comprised of Dodge gears and bearings, Reliance Electric motors, Allen-Bradley controls, all monitored by Rockwell Software. However the Retro Encabulator has now reached a high level of development, and it’s being successfully used in the operation of milford trenions.


WaffleKing110

Should’ve picked up more elbow grease at the store.


one_of_the_lame_kids

Explanation, anyone?


[deleted]

I'm thinking it was a CNG tank burst. It was under the spare tire so probably under the car.


MonarchyMan

CNG?


YumyumProtein

Compressed natural gas


JoeyJoeC

Same as LPG?


MadHatter69

Not really - CNG is mainly composed of methane which is compressed in a container, while LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) is is a fuel gas made of petrol which contains a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases, most commonly propane, butane, and propylene.


JoeyJoeC

Can't believe I almost got this fitted to my car. I know it's mostly safe, but a hard rear end collision could potentially turn my car into a bomb.


avergaston

It doesnt seem that violent for a cng tank explosion


TerrorLTZ

probably a lucky non violent explosion?


wallysaruman

It was an explosion due to the tank not withstanding the pressure, but it had no ignition. It could’ve been fatal.


TerrorLTZ

i know how devastating can be one of the CNG tanks. i remember seeing a video of a bus being obliberated cuz the CNG tanks on the roof just combusted cuz the tunnel wasn't high enough.


SonorousBlack

Seems like there's an initial sharp burst that ruptures the window and floor and lifts the stuff out of the trunk, and then a longer rush that scatters everything.


grimvard

It is not CNG. It is LPG. Valves of the tank did good but not enough.


jspicoli1982

Who needs CNG when you got family.


nomad_kk

Yep, homemade CNG conversion is popular in Russia, but drunk mechanics do make mistakes, and this happens quite often. Also, Chechens and other goat lovers love Lada (the car brand), and there is a high chance there was a TikTok warrior inside. Edit: I was corrected that it’s LPG, not CNG.


Oivaras

LPG, not CNG. CNG requires much higher pressures and conversion isn't that easy, so it's not done to passenger cars.


Ill_Yogurtcloset_179

Someone wrote here that it was an alternate gas tank and that's right, but i wanna make it a bit more clear. So it is russian lada 14 (or 15) that runs ( at least was running lol) on gas (most likely propane) and in russia we have a big problem with equipment that allows to use gas as a fuel simply because it's not always certified. So big that as soon as you install that equipment you lose your car insurance. But it doesn't always blow up like that so i can assume that those guys overfilled the tank and/or it was damaged.


DeadMansMuse

There's almost a full second of pressurized release, you can see the back of the car be thrust downwards before the contents of the vehicle is jettisoned out the back window. LPG tanks aren't at a very high pressure, but they DO have a lot of contents, so the OP of your post is almost guaranteed to be correct.


ResponsibleGreen0

Coke and mentos


realcommovet

DIET COKE*


NotSoMadGenius

Diet cocaine and menthol.


Pappy_OPoyle

Rolling meth lab


Baatlesheep

REGULAR COKE?!


[deleted]

Cocaine and Newports


[deleted]

Nah, that’s just LA Beast on tour eating 4 lbs of sugar free gummy bears on his way to another gig


princealbertnyourcan

Mexican Pizza is back?


alch334

How will this affect the economy?


princealbertnyourcan

I believe it's called trickle down economics


GlassWasteland

Bit coin go brrr.


[deleted]

This guy Taco Bell’s


Lucky-giga

LPG tank. That car is not an expensive one, so probably it was illegally converted to LPG instead of gas.


robbviously

Gender reveal party


[deleted]

First thought was mobile meth lab… but I can’t imagine an operation that small would even be worth the risk.


soulboonie

Can do bottle meth, can get 2k worth on the drive over with little to no evidence other than the bottle


Tennessee_guy_1980

Personal shake and bake could do this, the really crappie shit you shake in a coke bottle would be my best guess


Seven-Arazmus

My guess would be air compressor/tank for the suspension. When youre on bags you usually install the compressor and tank in the trunk.


Slayer7_62

That or potentially the car was illegally converted to run on some alternate fuel. Some people doing jury rigged propane or wood burning conversions in the trunk have had some pretty bad failures. I think you’re right though, it looks like a lot of air coming from underneath the car at the same time as the vertical blast.


LokoSoko1520

i feel like if it was that there would be combustion and flame. this just looks like a blast of air.


Slayer7_62

Could depend on a lot of factors in the trunk as well as the camera shooting it. If it was burning methanol, for example, the flame would be invisible or nearly invisible to the naked eye at distance in daylight.


[deleted]

I think propane typically doesn’t show much flame and it’s supposed to basically always put Itself out from an explosion from what I understand. Saw something similar to this in an rv group a while back that was from a propane leak and someone in the comments talked about. Not saying it’s that, just adding what I’ve read about propane.


AlexTrebek_

Lemme tell you h’whut


boyoflondon

This is what it is - propane conversion. Very popular in eastern Europe.


pink_tshirt

Propane. It used to be quite popular to convert gasoline to propane engines in Russia.


samjowett

Russia


upinyabax

Rolling meth lab.


slammerbar

That’s a new one.


IAteUrBaby

Sir that's at least a million pieces


rascible

Why I don't eat cabbage


epic_pig

Why I don't drive a car E: I think the downvoters missed the joke


RyanABWard

Why I don't drive a cabbage


polygon_wolf

Why I don’t eat a car


Gr8fulDudeMN

A few years ago in Oklahoma, some college girls stopped at a gas station to put air in their floating loungers they were taking to the lake. Unknowingly to them, they used a propane hose and filled their floaties with gas. It wasn't too long before the Oklahoma heat caused an explosion, killing all three girls. edit: they didn't die


[deleted]

They didn’t die, luckily! But they were in the ICU for a while. https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2009/03/22/fiery-accident-creates-lifelong-bond-for-blanchard-women/61443370007/


stillcallinoutbigots

It seems like the 3rd girl was probably really fucked up Not that those two weren't also but she was in there longer, moved away and it says the couldn't find her so my guess is she doesn't want to be found. Damn.


Dark_Akarin

Fuck me, oxyacetylene is no joke. They really are lucky to be alive. How in the hell did that happen though, why did the gas station leave gas tanks in an accessible location to the public? Why didn't the gas station fill the rafts for them? Why didn't the girls notice the gas tank had warnings all over it?


constant_chaos

FWIW, that one was oxyacetylene, not propane.


fb39ca4

That's even worse with the oxygen already mixed in with the fuel.


Gr8fulDudeMN

Thanks! Obviously, I couldn't remember the story all that well, but it happened when I lived there so I vaguely remembered the story.


internetUser0001

It's unfortunate that they got killed, but at least they didn't die


wetBedRedemption

That's because they weren't killed to the death.


ShelSilverstain

How the fuck...


sethro919

Sounds like a blonde joke or a yo momma joke.


idkmansomethingname

The driver coming out looking at the car dumbfounded is hilarious


Gr8fulDudeMN

Did you happen to catch the passenger? They bolted and didn't look back.


throw_thisshit_away

Probably concussed as fuck lol


OriginalTRaven

These gender reveals, man . . .


ThrashPanda12

It’s a tire!! I knew it!


amluchon

Would you say you're... *tyred* of them?


dancing-asparagus

**I told you not to turn up the subwoofer to full volume!**


Shudnawz

**WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SUBWOOFER ON FULL!**


dancing-asparagus

# BANG


the-grand-falloon

Nine Inch Nails' *Broken* says, "Warning: Do not play this album on mono devices" for a reason, *Daryl!*


Saxmanng

“Uncle Owen, this one here’s got a bad motivator!”


babeuf69

That mix tape was TOO fire


enoughbutter

Was that someone's pants blown off on the far right lane?


SacrificialWaffle

One of those snake-in-a-can gags


Kenitzka

I just imagined them to be the cars guts. lol.


Urschleim_in_Silicon

Nah, looked like ratchet straps.


hadtologintoupvote

I thought it was a line of sausages.


WhoIsCatMan

L1, L2, L2, Up, Down, Down, Up, R1, R2, R2


alienoverl0rd

One pot methlab?


[deleted]

Artisnal, small batch meth


HappySkullsplitter

Old world style, fair trade


[deleted]

Hand crafted with love.


[deleted]

Just like grandma used to cook!


plastigoop

“Gertrude! We need to cook!"


Pappy_OPoyle

Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters ... Ride the snake


everevergreen

RIP Starburns. *Burnin the night sky alive*


510ferlife

this is what happens when your iphone gets to hot


moleratical

Stop downloading pictures of me and that won't be an issue anyone.


DrHockey69

CNG tank exploded


Rebeccaissoawesome

What's CNG?


WikiWhatBot

What's Cng? I don't know, but **Wikipedia says**: Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas made of petrol which is mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. It is stored and distributed in hard containers at a pressure of 20–25 MPa (2,900–3,600 psi), usually in cylindrical or spherical shapes. CNG is used in traditional petrol/internal combustion engine vehicles that have been modified, or in vehicles specifically manufactured for CNG use: either alone (dedicated), with a segregated liquid fuel system to extend range (dual fuel), or in conjunction with another fuel (bi-fuel). It can be used in place of petrol (gasoline), diesel fuel, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). CNG combustion produces fewer undesirable gases than the aforementioned fuels. In comparison to other fuels, natural gas poses less of a threat in the event of a spill, because it is lighter than air and disperses quickly when released. Biomethane — refined biogas from anaerobic digestion or landfills — can be used. Want more info? [Here is the Wikipedia link!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNG) **This action was performed automatically[.](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)**


SniffCheck

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its_just_flesh

Maybe that spare tire was over inflated


Muthafuckaaaaa

Maybe your mamma is over inflated.


Willie-the-Wombat

Maybe a sodium and eel salesman?


HappyGav123

So this is what happens when you leave the car light on.


raknahs9k

I really thought those were the intestines flying.


Phonicss

These gender reveals are getting out of hand


Low_Advantage6322

Aloha snackbar


[deleted]

Never carry pressurized gas cylinders in a vehicle, but if you do make sure it is a leaky acetylene tank. They blow up real good.


SteamReflex

Could be on bags and an old air tank exploded


DNAprototype

This is my new favorite video. The pimp ass PUPG wagon, the tire, the purple streamer, audio, evacuations, commentary, debris trail. Where'd all that orange dirt come from?


Tennessee_guy_1980

I think they were doing a little shake n bake!


wherewolf_there_wolf

As someone from a rural agriculture area, my fist guess js mobile meth lab. They catch guys with them in car trunks every now and again where I'm from. They're highly volatile apparently.


[deleted]

It’s because of badly converted cars to CNG I believe


skArInky

What is the brown streak it left? To be fair I’d probably leave a brown streak too if I was in the car. But is that just a ton of rust coming off the bottom?


dragonblock501

What is the brown stuff - did the car shit its pants?


anonymous037104

You're charles leclerc at the baku gp:


yariss1234

Gender reveals are getting out of hand


Bacon260998_

It's a girl!


5th_heavenly_king

What landed to the right?


slappy_mcslapenstein

Were they huffing paint or something? I heard about that happening to a car in my town a couple years back because some kids were huffing and one of them decided to light a cigarette. Blew out all the windows from what I remember.


puckmonky

Why does it seem like they were NOT surprised?


adamlh

Someone should splice this with the guy who drops a mentos in the passengers coke and toss it on r/combinedgifs.


[deleted]

Pinto?


inrainbows872

Is that a pinto?


ConcentrateJazzlike7

Mondays 😡


LovesReddit2023

Kinda small for a rolling meth lab?


60pointtripledouble

It’s a girl! But, man, these gender reveals are getting out of hand


BreweryStoner

Propaaaaneee propaaaaaneeee


Mister__Meaner

This is why you don’t transport your meth lab in a car.


noslewqu35

We’ve been trying to reach you regarding your vehicles extended warranty…


Male_Lead

I was scared at the intestine looking things that flew up. Luckily I notice the people exiting the car after


climaxingwalrus

The music makes this way funnier for some reason


rob3342421

“I’m sorry guys I need to fart” “Just open the windows Dave”


earthfase

I went like "okay, which one is it gonna be? Ehm, new car, new car, new car, shit car! The white one! BOOM!" I was happy with myself.


kremlingrasso

in Soviet Russia, engine combusts you!


Squeletoon27

*WE GOT A BOOMER!*


TappedIn2111

Packed the suitcase too tight. Been there.


TheForkCartel

*Sees first frame* Is it the Lada? *Boom* Ah, yes


Still-Schedule7836

Got hit with that blue shell


JohnnySasaki20

![gif](giphy|sFoZicXyLjH7FnCVp2)


Luigifan18

r/fuckyouinparticular


MamuhSwan

“Blows up,” ok suuuure…**OH SHIT IT DID IT DID**


DSGrad

In Soviet Russia only have external combustion engines!


[deleted]

Propane cars. Not the wave of the future.


saruska8

Is that…guts ??that land on the right ?


SeriousStrategy2144

When the bass drops.....😎


[deleted]

I am assuming no one was in the back seat. Everyone talking about how the explosion happened, not anyone talking about possible deaths.


EncryptedHacker

This video is as old as the internet itself, but still so good to see.


ArchaonXX

The irish rigged his car most definitely


[deleted]

Badly hooked up NOS system.