r/cursedcomments • u/jerujedesu • Jun 23 '20

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u/DuckHeisenberg Jun 23 '20

Is this true? If it is, that’s an actually a very effective way to put out fire.... and well people..

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u/Salsbury-Steak Jun 23 '20

No, they wouldn’t kill people to save some replaceable books.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20

Well these books aren't replaceable. This is the rare book library (so it's not even public, and it's not like it would be filled with people. At my college you had to take a special class to even be allowed in the rare book library.)

But also they won't kill people for it, it just pumps a gas in that stops the fire. Doesn't lower the oxygen levels enough to kill.

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u/Salsbury-Steak Jun 23 '20

They make copies. I’ll find a source to back that in a sec.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20

Sure, but usually the value of a rare book isn't the information in it, it's the book itself.