The story of the jerry can - video

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This is an excellent documentary that is well worth watching for those interested in military history or industrial design.
I never realized how many solutions to challenging problems are wrapped into this one simple design. It made me want to go buy one... and I don't even need one!

[WmRMeyers]

This is an excellent documentary that is well worth watching for those interested in military history or industrial design.
I never realized how many solutions to challenging problems are wrapped into this one simple design. It made me want to go buy one... and I don't even need one!

Just a little tidbit to add to your store of knowledge, then. I spent a good chunk of the last half of my military career, doing load planning for deployments to various locations around the world, and frequently flew on the aircraft I did the load planning for. Jerry cans are purged and shipped empty because they are known leakers, and quite dangerous to ship via aircraft when there is even a trace of fuel left in them. Gasoline has a flash point of -57 degrees F, IIRC. It's a vapor unless it's confined at any temperature we find comfortable, and easy to ignite with a static spark. Which you get lots of flying around in airplanes. A mix of air and gasoline vapor in a container is also called a "bomb." Fun stuff!

Bill