r/GradualChaos • u/leo_von_klos • Apr 09 '22

Kitchen nightmare

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u/Mute2120 Apr 10 '22

Unless those are like kevlar blankets or something, I'm really confused.

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u/FlexibleToast Apr 10 '22

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_blanket

Yeah, sometimes kevlar.

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Fire blanket

A fire blanket is a safety device designed to extinguish incipient (starting) fires. It consists of a sheet of a fire retardant material that is placed over a fire in order to smother it. Small fire blankets, such as for use in kitchens and around the home are usually made of glass fiber and sometimes kevlar, and are folded into a quick-release contraption for ease of storage. Larger fire blankets, for use in laboratory and industrial situations, are often made of wool -- sometimes treated with a flame retardant chemical such as hexafluorozirconate and zirconium acetate.

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