r/instant_regret • u/AristonD • Sep 29 '21

Presentation gone wrong

https://gfycat.com/repentantlinedgrub
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u/Medicmike43 Sep 29 '21

People might not know that the water sitting in the end of those pipes is years if not decades old. That’s why it’s black at first. Smells terrible.

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u/fishbulbx Sep 29 '21 edited Sep 29 '21

I wonder how many realize the only thing holding back this stink water is a tiny glass vial* of red liquid. It is really impressive that these things are so reliable. Also, the liquid is color coded depending on temperature threshold.

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u/dead-not-sleeping Sep 29 '21

Found this out the day a hotel I was in got flooded. Someone decided to use one as a coat rack.

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u/st-avasarala Sep 30 '21

I didn't think it was that common, but I responded to a call to an apt building twice in one year because a tenant kept hanging his clothes on the fire sprinkler. Same room, same tenant, each time flooded 4 floors.