I know it’s some sort of gas bottle, but I’m hoping someone can be more specific based on the brass tap on top.
I'd shoot it with a gun just to be safe.
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Don't forget the safety squint and the safety flip flops!
I just get thick plastic prescription glasses as my every days, cause I know I forget my squints at home all the time.
From point blank range, of course.
Looks like the same fittings/valves as Primus gas cylinders for camping.
I think you are correct. !solved
How can you be sure without shooting it first?
it does look like it's name is Mud
Holy Hand Grenade
Somebody call Brother Maynard!
On the count of....
Five!
If you don't know whether it contains flammable gasses or not, remember you've got to get the flame really close to the nozzle or it might not ignite and you'll never know for sure.
It has rusted enough that there are holes in it. Seriously doubt it contains anything other than water
Does it at least taste like fresh water?
air
fire
earth
heart
Is it buried deep into the ground or is that all of it with like a flat bottom? If latter then it's a camp stove gas can
My suspicion is it could be almost ANY kind of gas cylinder.
Least likely is AIR. Doesn't look like a scuba cylinder.
That leaves medical, military, and scientific applications. Where are you, and where was this cylinder found?
Australia, and in the bush adjacent to my house. I live on acreage with no neighbours in that direction. Won’t be military, not even historically.
I reckon that's an old gas valve on top. Does it turn?
No, no movement at all
That's obviously a hemisphere
It is a propane/LP gas can.
One of Aquaman's balls. Fell off. Someone put a tap in it, because it's a well known fact Aquaman's balls are full of fresh water. Yes, you'd think seawater, but it's filtered through his swim bladder.
How close is it to the house? Do you have a gas line in your neighborhood? Could be a natural gas tank for a stove or water heater. I think in some places, trucks go around and fill them. I believe they also have overflow tanks scattered around for underground lines.
Probably a land mine. /s
Nah it's a fermenting vessel for baked beans. Best hooch you'll ever try.
That’s what my wife thought too
You should listen to her. She's trying to save you.
Are you sure you have the full details of the conversation?
“Maybe it’s a landmine? Get rid of it, I don’t want it in the yard. Here’s a shovel.”
Does cleaning the cylinder reveal any markings stamped into it?
Does cleaning the cylinder reveal any markings stamped into it?
Cleaning an unidentified rusty cylinder is something I would advise against.
Some vigorous grinding will surely solve the problem!
(That's a joke, don't do that)
It’s full of holes. And water. At least I think it’s water
It’s falling apart. Cleaning only flakes bits off
Could there be an old bomb shelter bunker there.