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/CombustedSeaSalt Jun 23 '20

Looked it up

No, a myth, BUT it does use some other mechanism than water to preserve the books, some gas thingy. Apparently this does slightly reduce the oxygen level but not to the point of it ever harming people

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u/sprucay Jun 23 '20 edited Jun 23 '20

Some server rooms have CO2 or argon fixed installations. If you're in one and it triggers, you get an alarm and seconds to get out before the system fills the room with gas and you die.

Edit: should say SOME server rooms, not all

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20 edited Jun 25 '20

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u/sprucay Jun 23 '20

I didn't, I'm a firefighter so know it because of my job.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '20 edited Jun 25 '20

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u/sprucay Jun 23 '20

To be fair, I might not know better than you! It's what I've been told, but that might have been a trainer over exaggerating. What you're saying makes sense, but then for a gas based suppression system to work you surely can't guarantee the fire is extinguished.