Can you make a Molotov cocktail with a plastic bottle?

Additionally, it MAY be possible to make an all new Molotov Cocktail which is more of a time bomb than the original Molotov. Though I have not tested it, by taping a sparkler to the side of a plastic bottle and filling it with the usual contents of the Molotov it may be possible to make a bomb that way. read more

Either way, no. You've entirely missed the point of a molotov cocktail. If you were to light one and just let it sit there, nothing would happen. The rag would just snuff itself out after a while. The entire point is that the bottle breaks, the gasoline is spread across an area, THEN it's ignited by the flaming rag sitting in the middle of it. read more

In real life, a Molotov cocktail is made by placing an inflammable or explosive substance, such as gasoline or napalm, in a glass bottle with a wick. There are other techniques and constructions, but this is the basic setup. Other usable fuel liquids might include diesel fuel, methanol, turpentine, jet fuel, or any kind of petrol. read more