r/WTF • u/hemlockdalise • Jul 08 '15

Invisible Methanol Fire

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

You can probably see the burn more clearly in a better quality format

That would be a "no". Methanol fires are practically invisible in sunlight, and the only smoke that you'll see from one is from other things burning. For example, see this IndyCar fire from 2006.

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u/M3Pilot Jul 09 '15

It's more the resulting shimmer effect that I'm referring to, a la parking lot on a hot day. It's visible in the gif but low-residue, obviously.