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we didn't start the fire it was always burning since the world was turning
by NooneAtAll3 6mo ago
we didn't start the fire
it was always burning since the world was turning
- ReptileMan 6mo agoBut we definitely tried our best to extinguish it with gasoline.
- ryandamm 6mo agoTo be fair, that’s the recommended way to put out an alkali metal fire. At least according to my grandfather who helped write safety regulations for nuclear subs whose reactors were cooled by liquid sodium. Not really something I’d want to try out in practice, seems like a fire in a nuclear reactor under the ocean, where the source of the fire explodes on contact with water, is a less-than-ideal situation. Not a bad metaphor for the times, though.
- ReptileMan 6mo agoThat is indeed the second best way to extinguish them. The best when seeing alkali metal burning is a good pair of running shoes.
- prmoustache 6mo agoRunning shoes won't help you much in a nuclear submarine.
- NooneAtAll3 6mo agoit's important to remember - it has always felt like that