Revealing mistake: When a contractor fires a grenade at an enemy technical, the truck visibly explodes and moves upwards before the (most likely) CGI projectile hits it. (01:02:00)
temp89
30th May 2016
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
30th May 2016
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Factual error: When the militants are preparing to burn down the building, a contractor twice reports that they are spreading diesel around. Diesel does not burn under normal circumstances and will only combust under high temperature/pressure. (00:51:50 - 00:52:30)
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Suggested correction: "Diesel does not burn under normal circumstances" FALSE. Just like it's Brethren Fuels, Jet - A and Kerosene, Diesel Fuel burns at the touch of a flame. Please don't conflate combustion with ignition.
Diesel will not ignite if you throw a flame into it. The flashpoint of diesel is approximately 140° Fahrenheit (60 Celsius). This means in most ambient temperatures it will not ignite. The fuel would not have ignited in the conditions show in the film.
No, it doesn't. I should know; I've tried it. I've dropped lit matches into a container of diesel fuel. Nothing happened.
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