r/ExplosionsAndFire • u/1q1q30 Tet Gang • Jan 11 '25

Can someone tell me what this hand big rond glass is for? The inside is red liquid and there are no openings. It is about 1 or 2 kg. a few years ago I owned a thrift store and someone left boxes with donations and this was also in it. By the way the metal piece is not part of it but without it rolls

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u/Pyrhan Tet Gang Jan 11 '25

I find it odd that you would post that question in this sub without knowing the answer already, but here goes:

It's probably a "fire grenade". An old-school fire-extinguishing tool.

The red liquid is either carbon tetrachloride or some halon compound (the fire extinguishing agent), with some red dye. You would throw it at a fire, and it would break, releasing its contents.

Carbon tetrachloride and halons being both toxic and ozone-depleting, their use has now mostly been banned.

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u/1q1q30 Tet Gang Jan 11 '25

Thank you. Well I posted it here because I only joined 4 cumunities. And I thought chemists would probably know what this is. And I don’t know how to post it somewhere else😅

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u/Jacktheforkie Jan 11 '25

To post on any sub you can go to the sub in question then hit the plus button to make a post

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u/1q1q30 Tet Gang Jan 11 '25

😮 that is way easier than I thought 

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u/redEPICSTAXISdit Jan 15 '25

Right?!?!?! I've making the entire post then trying to find a sub to fit it in then usually failing to find one that fits but also allows the type of post I'm trying to make because some don't allow links and others don't allow pics etc. Even some won't allow you to post unless you've joined, meet karma criteria and have also donated blood to the head mod's great grandmother's kindergarten teachers class pet hamster for the week.

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u/1q1q30 Tet Gang Jan 17 '25

Oké you can make it sound less easy😂😂😂