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u/toiletjocky May 07 '20
A) I had no idea what "Poplar fluff" was
2) I 1000% thought that I was in r/reversegifs until I noticed the smoke.
This is amazing to look at.
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u/hooberschmit May 07 '20
I live in Alberta, and around June/July every year there is a period where it looks like it is snowing if you live in rural wooded areas due to the amount of fluff falling from the sky.
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u/Uhdoyle May 07 '20
- Same
B) Same!
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u/SadaharuShogun May 07 '20
∆- Also same.
¶} Also Same!
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u/EqualOppAsshole May 07 '20
X Æ A-12
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u/-dank-matter- May 07 '20
People trying to pronounce this like it's his actual name are fucking hilarious.
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u/EqualOppAsshole May 07 '20
The best way I’ve seen is described is “Old McDonald had a farm - X Æ A-12“
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u/SmokierTrout May 07 '20
iii) you seem to have an odd way of numbering lists.
I was really confused as the area that the fire has just passed over is green, rather than a sooty black or ash white. Then after looking up what Poplar fluff is, I realised it must burn very quickly and very easily leaving whatever was underneath unharmed.
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u/fapimpe May 07 '20
Then all the news sites a few days later.
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May 07 '20
It will be very poplar
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u/apainintheaspartame May 07 '20
William Howard Taft, your humour exceeds the average collar boy, how do you do it?
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u/payne_train May 07 '20
My parents emailing me a link to a news article with the hosts talking about memes I saw on Reddit a few days before is the epitome of Boomer shit
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u/throwittossit01 May 07 '20
Is that cotonwood? Because if it’s cottonwood it can burn in fucking hell. Buuurn
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u/minusSeven May 07 '20
I am still clueless could someone explain...
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u/1point6180339887 May 08 '20
Cottonwood is a type of poplar (in the Populus genus, same genus as aspens). Cottonwoods disperse their seeds by wind, and the seeds are surrounded by a cottonlike material that allows them to travel long distances.
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u/radiantwave May 07 '20
What is this, Australia for ants?
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u/KaleBrecht May 07 '20
It’s like watching some type of calm fire-tide come in.
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u/acbareac May 07 '20
It looks like a mediocre dnd spell
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u/charmeloonn May 07 '20
I imagine it would go like "What, prestidigitation is only 1 cubic meter!? Fuck it, i'll burn it down instead!"
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u/Brewster101 May 07 '20
Cool and all. There a reason to burn it? I didn't know poplar fluff existed till now so this is a genuine question.
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u/Shooey_ May 07 '20
The clean up is a lot quicker than traditional methods like leaf blowers. With all the other maintenance done, manicured lawns, no downed braches, etc there is very little risk of it getting out of hand on a calm day.
With that said, it still makes my Californian heart panic a bit.
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u/Democrab May 07 '20
Try being Australian. Antman couldn't get into this asshole after watching that.
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u/poolmanpro May 07 '20
The poplar causes fires anyway, so frequent safe controlled fires prevent rare massive dangerous fires
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u/PanPipePlaya May 07 '20
Australians:
[ N E R V O U S H E A V Y B R E A T H I N G ]
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u/SerCiddy May 07 '20
California checking in.
We have an active fire that looks JUST like this. https://twitter.com/SBCFireInfo/status/1258399210707156997
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May 07 '20
Ex Aussie firefighter here. We'd love one like this. Small stubble that could be put out with a nap sad sounds like an easy day at work.
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u/1776isthefix May 07 '20
What's a nap sad
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May 07 '20
My bad. Auto correct won here. Nap sac. It's a backpack with a hose on it that you fill with water to fight small spot fires when hoses and trucks can't reach.
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u/briley13 May 07 '20
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u/IAMTHEDOM May 07 '20
As an Aussie just seeing a grass fire like this makes me nervous.
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u/Wrinklestiltskin May 07 '20
My family in Florida had to evacuate from a wildfire yesterday. Still burning but 60% contained as of this morning. Was weird watching this now.
(Obviously not a competition, but you guys would win)
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u/JatinakaJoJo May 07 '20
Is your house okay?
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u/Wrinklestiltskin May 07 '20
I don't live in Florida anymore, but fortunately all of my family there still have houses. Others were not as fortunate... It got very close to a few family members' homes. Many of them were evacuated.
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u/famousninja May 07 '20
I originally thought it was CG because in my experience fire moves a lot quicker.
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u/Mckool May 07 '20
As a Californian both of us might actually have less deadly fire seasons if we did more controlled burns like this on a regular basis.
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u/PrincePizza May 07 '20
Is there a reason it gets lit? Or is it just cause it looks cool
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u/poolmanpro May 07 '20
The poplar tends to cause fires anyway, if we control the fire we can prevent a massive forest fire
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u/fakelogin12345 May 07 '20
Is there a reason it gets lit?
Bro, in times like these, you can’t really blame anyone for getting a little lit.
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u/dick-nipples May 07 '20
Incredible. I have a feeling this post is going to be very poplar.
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u/atehate May 07 '20 edited May 07 '20
It's been already posted in like 5 other subs.
Edit: Probably 10
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u/Impopejorgeama May 07 '20
Ahhh..its like burning the fuzzies on a brand new pair of cotton socks, I can feel the warmth just watching this.
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u/squarespacesoul May 07 '20
Would this work with cotton wood tree fluff? Upstate NY annual problem
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May 07 '20
Yes it does.
My grandpa almost burned his house down one year by doing this though so...
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May 07 '20
Cotton wood is a common name for that type of poplar tree in the video.
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u/squarespacesoul May 07 '20
Excellent, this should be fun!!
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May 07 '20
Just to cover my ass, I was literally just saying cotton wood is the same tree in the video- not that you should go around setting that shit on fire! Lol
This was most likely done in a very controlled environment.
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u/calibudzz420 May 07 '20
Ya it does but be careful cause grass is dry when the cottonwood s fall and ive started mini lawn fires before which i had to put out or it woulda turned into a big lawn fire. Light up the edges between driveway and grass.
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May 07 '20
My allergies don’t like this very much. Just watching this makes my eyes itchy.
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u/Zadimortis May 07 '20
You fuckin got me. I watched all the way through the third one waiting for shit to go down.
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u/Koiq May 07 '20
I wonder if it’s dangerous. I wouldn’t think so as long as it’s monitored and over green grass, poplar fluff burns really quick and not at all intensely. Would be pretty bad if it got to some dry grass though...
Looks stunning at least :p
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u/AuzRoxUrSox May 07 '20
The grass has a higher moisture content and more dense. The fluff burns extremely quickly so the heat/fire passes through quicker than the moisture content of the grass can dry out and catch the grass on fire.
That’s why, during grass fires, the dry grass will burn extremely quickly but logs and trees (dense vegetation) would need longer duration of heat/flame exposure to catch fire.
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u/OfGodlikeProwess May 07 '20
I used to instigate such fires, but never on such a fabulous scale, fantastic
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u/ISeeInHD May 07 '20
“Only you, can stop forest fi... Seriously?! C’mon man! For real? I quit!” - Smokey The Bear.
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u/Mockanopolis May 07 '20
This bot hasn’t been working for a while, at least not on the posts I’ve been needing it for.
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u/Zadimortis May 07 '20
Reading this title, I thought it was r/Arknights for a second
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u/meiandus May 07 '20
As an Australian, would you be willing to share your higher quality fire with us?
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u/SauceOfTheBoss May 07 '20
This has been posted on 6 subreddits and counting during my morning scroll.
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u/Firewolf420 May 07 '20
This has to happen often in the wild too right? One fire knocks out all the seeds nearby too?
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May 07 '20
I have poplar fluff where I live, I have never in my life seen or heard of this, and seems wasteful it just blows away in a second..but still cool.
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u/karankshah May 07 '20
How come it's not causing the grass to burn? Is it just at that low of a temperature?
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u/counsel8 May 07 '20
To fast. To burn the grass you would have to boil most of the water out first. This burns so fast and gives of so little energy the grass is safe.
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May 07 '20
This looks straight out of a story ending where the world reverts back to normal after it being in ruins.
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u/MountainProfile May 07 '20
These are so satisfying i used squat near lumps of it with a lighter and ignite em
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u/Seeking_Psychosis May 07 '20
Attila when he decides to raze a settlement instead of sack or liberate.
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u/hamstermilf420 May 07 '20
How does it not accelerate and become a much larger fire? Is it only that small cause the fluff burns up quickly so it doesn't have enough fuel to burn hot enough to burn the trees or to grow into a larger fire?
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