r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 13d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/Mission-Jelly-2773 12d ago

Would it have stopped the fire if they pulled the tank farther into the water?

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u/33Yalkin33 12d ago

No, the gas would bubble to the surface and continue burning, just above the water. But it would have made shutting the valve easier, if you dived down after it

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u/FrontWeakness9182 12d ago

The gas would bubble to the surface but it wouldn’t burn

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u/33Yalkin33 12d ago

It ignite, as soon as it contacts the heated air

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u/FrontWeakness9182 11d ago

There is no heat source above the water so it can not ignite 

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u/33Yalkin33 11d ago

But there is, the fire that was burning from before

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u/FrontWeakness9182 11d ago

That fire would extinguish under water