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Registered: 11-07-09
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I have a movie myth from "Sahara." In the movie they cut a boats fuel line and place a lit cigar near the flow of gasoline. As the cigar burns down it is supposed to ignite the gasoline. (turning the boat into a time bomb.) They then jump off the boat and it explodes in a pillar of flames. Throwing the crew of the two bad guy boats into the water. (the boat explodes in between the bad guy boats.) Can this really happen? I'm on the fence for this one.

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P.S. movie title = "Sahara" by Paramount pictures, released in 2005.
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Registered: 10-31-09
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watch the show more often the mythbusters have already tested this; a cigar can not ignite gasoline.
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