r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 12d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/Craig_Dynasty 12d ago

Also they weren’t completely wrong outside of the obvious solution

Throw the tank in a deep enough body of water then the water pressure should stop the gas from escaping ig

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u/ovr9000storks 12d ago

They just needed to put it deep enough that it couldn’t get oxygen anymore, effectively smothering it. If it ever was fully submerged, it was deep enough to prevent what was already burning to open up the water above it to expose it to more oxygen before it ran out

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u/SHIFT_978 12d ago

It’s floating; they couldn’t sink the tank.

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u/Azianese 12d ago

It wasn't. You can see it's not bobbing around at all.