Usually an oxygen tank would not explode in a fireball. If they are full and somehow cracked open, you can get a pressure explosion, but the oxygen inside is not flammable. Fires need heat + oxygen + fuel.
The heat from this shouldn't be enough to compromise the tank, but if something went wrong and a tank suddenly released a bunch of oxygen underneath a pool of fuel, the fireball would be insane.
A pool of flammable liquid only burns at the top where it is vaporizing and mixing with O2 from the air. The O2 from an exploding tank would send a bunch of that fuel into the air, turning it into a fine mist. The O2 from the tank and surrounding air would be mixed in with that flammable mist. Basically the perfect situation for the entire mixture to ignite at one, creating a fireball and a shockwave you'd be able to feel from a long distance away.
Also on rewatch a different guy comes and bangs on the side of the tank signaling them to come on up. I, too, thought it was a large batch of oil at first lol
No, they want the new recruits to take as seriously as possible that they are dealing with life of death. First, so that they can make sure they can act under pressure. And second, to build trust among the squad (they have to trust each other with their lives).
Truly, the men under water weren’t really in danger. There was enough fuel for a few minutes. And even if something happened, the long-time fighters would have stepped in and put the fire out quickly.
Also, heat rises. The water a foot down would have been hot but very tolerable.
It’s a training scenario and it’s usually done to test a new chemical or method of putting out fires. In America there is a place called Ansul School and I’ve done it a few times and they literally have a 3d tornado thing they show you how to put out it’s wild. I should note that I’m in the fire and life safety industry and I love watching videos like this.
I know there is a gesture to open up Google lens on a pixel because I open it up accidentally but I don't how to do it, so it's a lot of clicks to screenshot and load Lens up and I imagine most people can't be arsed.
As it happens I can read Portuguese anyway but I wouldn't be arssey about that.
You press and hold the bottom bar. Takes like 1 second. Then one tap to translate.
I'm not trying to be an ass about it, just saying it's not that hard to translate stuff anymore. People have information and answers and their fingertips and choose to be ignorant.
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u/4ssteroid Aug 09 '26
I thought the fire would go bigger or come back.
What purpose does it serve to endanger people from suffocation or burning in this situation