Why is it safe to light (automobile) gasoline in camping stoves, but pouring it on a bonfire and lighting it causes an explosion?

Question

I’ve watched tons of YouTube videos where people pour gasoline onto bonfires and cause explosions ([here’s one such example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbisRaEfsOY)).

But there are camping stoves you can buy (e.g. [this one]
(https://youtu.be/F0C2FepNBMA?t=279)), where you can fill it up with the same type of gasoline and you set these on fire and no explosion.

Why is one so dangerous and explosive and the other not?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Everyone else has a good point, but there is one more facet to it – oxygen is required for combustion. Throwing gas on a bonfire in open air means unlimited oxygen for combustion – which means huge fire. The stove is controlling the gas/oxygen mixture to control the size of the flame.