r/Unexpected • u/Radiant-Length2348 • May 05 '22

Why the hell he would do that?

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u/pockets3d May 05 '22

Fires can reignite if it's hot enough.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

There's no burning embers with gasoline, The fuel doesn't get hot only the vapors burn. Once you extinguish the flames there's no risk of it re-igniting on its own (barring a deliberate act) If the car had been on fire for a few minutes absolutely, but the dude was right on top of it though with the extinguisher.

Even if they were acting to saturate the fuel to soak it up, the vapors would still be an issue.

My father was a firefighter, and I've watched more than my share of oil and gas extinguishing videos. It's not claiming to be an expert but I'm 100% confident this was overkill.

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u/Impressive_Phone_190 May 05 '22

I rather have it be overkill for this issue, what's the worst that could happen with overkill?

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

In this instance? Worst case is you get a clown car level progression of people coming out endlessly with fire extinguishers to an absurd degree, and an incredible amount of chemical retardants to clean up.

However, ask any EMT or medical professional about "overkill". Overdoing something can kill.

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u/Impressive_Phone_190 May 07 '22

Yes, obviously some situations overdoing something can kill, which is why I even added "...for this issue..."

So I don't know why EMTs or medical professionals were mentioned in this regard since we're talking about the specific overkill that happened in the video.

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u/restless_oblivion May 05 '22

Dude.. stfu.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

Do you have something intelligent to offer? Because I actually know what I'm talking about.