โฒ 493 โผ Apropos of nothing ๐ (thelemmy.club) submitted 4 weeks ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 child) Stick a potato in a tailpipe and the back pressure will blow up the exhaust manifold! I actually did this as a kid and it just pops out like cork. Internet said shove it deep into the exhaust pipe with a broomstick. When you do this it pops out just like a potato cannon. Turns out that exploding gasoline is stronger than the friction of a slippery potato in a steel tube. Who'd have thought. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child) Did the potato too, and the engine couldn't start, the potato just blocked the exhaust. Man I heard about the sugar in the gas though, one of those rumors of the day back then I guess. I also heard about dig a hole and put fertilizer around dynamite to augment the destructiveness, and that seems to be correct. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 weeks ago I also heard about dig a hole and put fertilizer around dynamite to augment the destructiveness, and that seems to be correct. That's because nitrates are the main component in both fertilzer and explosives. We're so lucky plants convert the nitrates to non-explosive forms, otherwise cooking would be a high risk activity. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 4 weeks ago (1 child) Did the potato too, and the engine couldn't start, the potato just blocked the exhaust. Man I heard about the sugar in the gas though, one of those rumors of the day back then I guess. I also heard about dig a hole and put fertilizer around dynamite to augment the destructiveness, and that seems to be correct. ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 weeks ago I also heard about dig a hole and put fertilizer around dynamite to augment the destructiveness, and that seems to be correct. That's because nitrates are the main component in both fertilzer and explosives. We're so lucky plants convert the nitrates to non-explosive forms, otherwise cooking would be a high risk activity. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 1 point 3 weeks ago I also heard about dig a hole and put fertilizer around dynamite to augment the destructiveness, and that seems to be correct. That's because nitrates are the main component in both fertilzer and explosives. We're so lucky plants convert the nitrates to non-explosive forms, otherwise cooking would be a high risk activity. permalink fedilink source parent
