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[T-Bone Texan]

I have never made a Molotov cocktail. All my knowledge is theoretical.

Question: it seems dangerous to stuff the rag into the bottle due to risk of premature ignition. I saw an instance where the maker simply tied the cloth around the neck, and sealed the bottle.

Would that method be as efficacious?

I understand that the goal is for the flame to make contact with the fuel upon impact. Don’t know if this method would hinder that.

Great advice re: oatmeal. Liquid dish soap was always my go to.

[Ozark Tom]

Diesel engines are vulnerable to over-speed safety trips when the engine starts breathing combustible fumes. Perhaps the over-speed can be reset quickly or there are other override features to reduce this as an issue.

[PapaBear3625]

The basic idea is a thin-walled glass bottle, one that will break with very great reliability

Things like pickle jars would work even better.

[Chode]

don't know, it's just a .gif i found one day

[Ancesthntr]

I never made one, either. I was/am concerned that if the need ever arises, the old flaming rag in a bottle would be dangerous as Hell to the thrower. You see it in movies, and even film clips like the one earlier on this thread, but it gives one real pause.

I like the idea (theoretically, of course) of tying a rag around the outside of the bottle. To make sure that the rag wouldn’t go out due to the force of the air during the throw, I’d think that it should probably be at least partly soaked in diesel or kerosene. So long as the bottle breaks, you get your (theoretically) desired effect. But, again, I’ve really never made one, so I don’t know how well that’d work.