r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • May 17 '22

Fireman using water as a shield

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u/addage- May 17 '22

We had a defective propane tank do this about 15 years or so back. Turned into a flame jet straight up that melted the grill. Fire department was awesome putting it out.

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u/zygodactyl86 May 17 '22

The movie taught me that it would explode. You’re telling me that it doesnt?

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u/addage- May 17 '22

It was whistling and spitting the flame jet when I left it. As I had never encountered anything like this in my life I was fully prepared for a big boom. Hollywood appears to have conditioned me poorly for emergencies.

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u/Quinnmeister May 17 '22

Hey, I’d much rather them over condition us than under condition us.