US authorities are investigating the cause of a suspected explosion aboard a boat that injured 11 people in Miami, southern Florida. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Juan Arias told reporters that emergency crews responded to reports of a “possible boat explosion” at Haulover Sandbar, a popular tourist location. Eleven people were taken to local hospitals to be treated for burns and traumatic injuries, Arias said. Officials have not revealed the cause of the explosion. The BBC has approached Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue for further details. “We saw three people fly out of the boat,” eyewitness and local boat charter Patrick Lee told the BBC’s US partner CBS News. “I just saw a lot of them with burns all over them, and I said that it’s a hot fire,” Lee added. “It is quick, but it’s high octane gasoline, and so a lot of them got burnt and it was an explosion.”
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“It is quick, but it’s high octane gasoline, and so a lot of them got burnt and it was an explosion.”
ummm… octane rating is measure of fuel stabilization, typically to prevent pre-detonation and other issues in highly tuned engines. as a measure of energy density higher octane fuel actually provides fewer BTUs than lower octane fuel.
when correctly paired with an appropriately tuned engine, higher octane fuel allows for more efficient file combustion and, by extension, less engine damage and potentially more overall power.
that quote makes it sound like higher octane = more burn damage. am I missing something here regarding high octane fuel burning on human skin?
What you’re missing is that “local boat charter Patrick Lee” from Florida has no idea what he’s talking about.
And neither is anyone who decided to run the quote, and now, people who read the quote without the background to know it’s BS.
It’s like the mental lightbulb turning on, but off. People are dumber as a result.
I think they’re trying to imply that there must be some sort of drug cartel connection as nobody else could possibly afford to fill their boat with 91 octane.
Maybe you forgot to mentally insert: “Florida Man says:… <quote>”?
Oh shit. I watch a bunch of Wavy Boats videos and they film at Haulover like literally all the time. This is kind of a big deal imo.
Yeah its crazy, I watch haulover inlet content all the time too.
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