Yes, Styrene dissolves quickly. PET products not so much.
Have you ever seen a Plastic “Gas can” or plastic Siphon pump, or plastic (gas) funnel?
I have a plastic gasoline can in my garage.
HDPE (Recycle #2)
It may have something to do with the amount of BPA added.
BPA makes plastics soft/pliable at room temps.
I think we might want to consider that the water bottles are there to give the thug legitimacy when running into road blocks.
“Just taking water to the fire fighters, officer.”
Blue jugs indicate kerosene.
Between gasoline and diesel (#1, #2 oil)
Kerosene catches fire with an open flame but burns/consumes much more slowly.
And, there is no big WOOSH! of the hovering vapor layer like igniting gasoline.
I have a bunch sitting in my garage. Have you ever seen a disposable plastic water bottle made of the same material as a gas can? Most water bottles are simple PE's, LDPE or HDPE. Gas cans and tanks made from plastics are generally a modified PE, such as HMWPE (high molecular weight polyethylene).
they’re all plastic nowadays! But PVC I guess, not PET or styrene.