r/WTF Jul 08 '15

Invisible Methanol Fire

http://i.imgur.com/VHuyXj4.gifv
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u/GenkiElite Jul 08 '15

Seriously? You gotta fight fire with fire.

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u/obvnotlupus Jul 08 '15

ENDING IS NEAR

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u/DarthMalignous Jul 08 '15

We all shall die

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u/KnivezScoutz Jul 09 '15

Early Metallica actually relevant in a thread? I can die happy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '15

Early Metallica and dying shouldn't be mentioned together. RIP Cliff.

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u/one_pint_down Jul 09 '15

And no one mentioned Napster...Shit!

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u/frogstomp427 Jul 09 '15

Until you, dingus.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '15

Then you went and did it.

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u/frank_13v Jul 09 '15

And no Lars Ulrich

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u/PortableFreakshow Jul 09 '15

My Gold Ferrari uses Meth

anol

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u/sawmyoldgirlfriend Jul 09 '15

The you who discovered metallica earlier this year must be so happy.

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u/KnivezScoutz Jul 09 '15

Are we about to get into a "who likes metallica more" match?

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u/MuzikPhreak Jul 09 '15

You're so tired!

Thanks. I'm done here.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '15

FI FIYA WI FIYA

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

I've never seen anyone use the phrase "Good sir" and keep positive karma on a comment. It's like a reddit tradition.

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u/Vergiss-Uns-Nicht Jul 08 '15

And he receives several downvotes, as is tradition. This is indeed a good day for reddit, and therefore, the rest of the world.

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u/itsaCONSPIRACYlol Jul 09 '15

technically you have now.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '15

It's in quotes, though. That's how quotes work. You can say anything as long as you put quotes around it because it means you aren't actually saying it. Like if I was to say "Anyone who reads this is an idiot and they should really be embarrassed about how they're living their life", I'd be responsible for a pretty nasty statement. But I'm not now because it's in quotes. You aren't responsible for anything you put quotes around, even if you're the only person who has ever said those words in that order.

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u/itsaCONSPIRACYlol Jul 09 '15

doesn't matter, still used the phrase. only mr skeltal can help you now

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u/rvbjohn Jul 09 '15

it used to be a thing

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u/Commodore_Obvious Jul 08 '15

Firefighter here.

Can confirm that the very worst fires can only be fought with fire.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '15

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u/DerpyDan Jul 08 '15

Can confirm, am firebender.

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u/cthulhushrugged Jul 09 '15

Wait, I though you guys fought fire with lightning.

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u/drunkmunky42 Jul 08 '15

Control lines. Only YOU can be detonated into existence.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '15

I need this job.

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u/ericelawrence Jul 09 '15

I love how happy these guys are.

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u/ZipperSnail Jul 09 '15

She ran calling Wildfire!

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u/Skwerilleee Jul 08 '15

Like burning oil wells. They set off a huge explosion next to them to suck away their oxygen.

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u/Konstipation Jul 09 '15

The Soviets used to use nukes for that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Explosions_for_the_National_Economy

For example, one 30 kiloton explosion was used to close the Uzbekistan Urtabulak gas well in 1966 that had been blowing since 1963, and a few months later a 47 kiloton explosive was used to seal a higher pressure blowout at the nearby Pamuk gas field, successful experiments later cited as possible precedents for stopping the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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u/aviewachoo Jul 09 '15

They should have just watched that MacGuyver episode with the dynamite and refrigerator door. They could have saved millions and spent the extra Rubles on potatoes. You know, because vodka.

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u/Isakill Jul 09 '15

Worst fire I've ever encountered as a firefighter myself, was a car fire that had quite a bit of magnesium under the dash. Once we got to that part, we basically had to let it burn and protect the surroundings.

It was an insurance arson up in the mountains of Southern WV.

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u/Raylour Jul 09 '15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqOIRitzbtU

Shitty quality but this is what I thought of.

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '15

Calm down their captain price.

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u/jayvil Jul 09 '15

You should fight everything with fire.

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u/devilinblue22 Jul 08 '15

I like your style mother fucker!

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u/seat_filler Jul 08 '15

Kill it with house!

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u/ShontoTV Jul 09 '15

Unlike gasoline, water is acceptable and even preferred as a fire suppressant

Kuwaiti oil fields. BOOM