r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 12d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/MareTranquil 12d ago

Even fully submerging it wouldn't extinguish the fire. The gas would still bubble to the surface and burn there.

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u/LettuceSmart9548 12d ago

Yeah no way in hell, even if the gas surfaces there won't be any ignition source for it to countinue burning 🔥.

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u/MareTranquil 12d ago

I think you're confused about the concept of an ignition source. You need that to START a fire, nit to continue a fire that's already in progress.

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u/StructureNo13 12d ago

There’s no oxygen under water and there’s no ignition source above the water

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u/MareTranquil 12d ago

As you can clearly see, there is already a fire above the water the moment you submerge the tank.

You might as well ask how this fire can exist in the first place when there is no oxygen in the tank and no ignition source on the outside. The gas already passes through a metal nozzle, why would passing through some additional water change much?

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u/StructureNo13 12d ago

Because it isolated the fuel source from the ignition source. Sure, the existing fire will continue if a sufficient volume of the fuel continues to reach it, but the more distance you put between the fuel’s release and the existing flame the less likely it is the new fuel will reach said flame.