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by aaron695 1554 days ago
> we still use basically the original jerry can design in the Army today.

But no one has a photo? How mysterious, I'm still running with Dead Internet Theory.

Jerrycans used to hold water, they had it stamped on the side.

This is a bad idea. Color coding or a more explicit design is much safer.

Here's another photo from 2020 for fuel - https://twitter.com/sceptercan/status/1275507062898860033