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cas13f t1_itud70y wrote

Reply to comment by HulaViking in Man bursts into flames after being tasered during arrest in Arkansas by V3r4L4u7aro420

Probably nothing, honestly. If you're talking about isobutane or propane anyway, not a container of white gas. Oh hell, probably not most containers of white gas either, since they're designed to be handled without leaking.

Just having a can of gas likely would have done nothing either, but gas cans often leak when handled, and I'm fairly certain dude took a tumble when he jumped off the bike, likely crushed the thing and covering his backpack (and himself) in gasoline.

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sawyouoverthere t1_ituzejh wrote

Or it was improperly stored in something leaky or affected by the taser

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cas13f t1_itv1poo wrote

>but gas cans often leak when handled

and if it was inside a container, which was able to be affected by a taser in a manner that developed a spark, there would have been a bit more of a boom or pop when the container then exploded (the severity of which would be related to the material the container was made of, and how strong the seal was)

Ohh, bonus, I actually didn't watch the video in the article--I saw the un-clipped video elsewhere on reddit prior to seeing this article. The one in the article cuts right when he hits the ground, to about ten seconds later. In the un-cut video, he fell and rolled, and caught the taser while we was rolling. He definitely crushed that can.

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