Originally Posted By: Nowhereman

I thought he was laying in acid too (you see the drum emptying just beforehand), but I spose it could be some kinda flammable liquid thats about to be set fire to (possibly indicated by the explosion just afterwards).


I believe that certain types of acid are, in fact, flammable. If so, there's no contradiction. He's lying in acid, the acid catches fire and blows up.