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What's wrong with water?
by mirekrusin 4y ago
What's wrong with water?
- Brian_K_White 4y agoit doesn't foam
- Eleison23 4y ago
- jabl 4y agoSame reason you're not supposed to extinguish an oil fire in your frying pan by splashing water on it.
- kennend3 4y agoI though this was "common knowledge" but here goes. There are different class fire extinguishers depending on what is on fire. https://vanguard-fire.com/what-are-the-5-different-classes-of-fires/ https://vanguard-fire.com/what-are-the-5-different-classes-o... You cant use water on any sort of "gas" fire because the gas (airplane fuel, etc) will simply float on top of the water and remain on fire. Throwing water on it can actually help it spread as well.
- mirekrusin 4y agoIn recent fire truck vs airplane crash on the airport they used water and it seem to worked well. We're talking about open air fire treated with carcinogenic foam in large quantities where 1m+ large flakes land in somebody's private garden.
- ben_w 4y agoWater alone: https://youtu.be/3ZKBBtwNaRI https://youtu.be/3ZKBBtwNaRI Water with foaming agent: https://youtu.be/WVOmm4Fw6hc https://youtu.be/WVOmm4Fw6hc