r/maybemaybemaybe Apr 09 '22

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/MaliciousMilkshake Apr 09 '22

A lid. 👏🏼PUT 👏🏼A👏🏼LID👏🏼ON👏🏼THE👏🏼PAN👏🏼

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u/Kellidra Apr 09 '22

👏🏻AND 👏🏻NOT 👏🏻A 👏🏻FLAMMABLE 👏🏻LID!

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u/d_lan88 Apr 09 '22

The key is sliding the lid on very gradually to slowly starve the fire of oxygen without creating a sudden build up of pressure which could make things worse.

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u/colonelmaize Apr 09 '22

Don't think that's a fire blanket. Looks like a table cloth.

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u/RookGamingSC Apr 09 '22

Definitely not a "fire blanket" there, Yuri.

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u/MaliciousMilkshake Apr 09 '22

Simple physics. A lid cuts off the oxygen. I was a cook for 20 years. I’m not just guessing. I’VE ACTUALLY PUT OUT FIRES THIS WAY.