The topic of firefighters came up and we ended up debating on how water scientifically extinguishes fire instead of 'water wet'. Keep in mind 5-7 of these people have college degrees in their respective fields 3 have masters and one has a doctorate. Literally every single one of them thought I was pokemon/avatar style weaknesses to elements instead of water suffocating the source of oxygen. That's literally all water is doing to put out a fire.
water is useful because it hit 2 point of the triangle it also get the heat way down because water needs a lot of energy to heat up so out of the fire triangle it try to remove 2/3
Its heat can't rise without a fuel source. 1/3rd of the 2/3rds you're thinking of addresses 95% of that process. Suffocating the fire is first, helping with the heat somewhat is just a bonus.
Incorrect. Water also removes heat, one of the other facets of the fire triangle/tetrahedron, and usually impacts the chemical reaction facet of the tetrahedron (although not always against fire).
Yes, water is great at nullifying conduction of heat. But the water itself creates a sort of membrane that prevents oxygen being fed to the fuel source until it evaporates. Albiet, this isn't all encapsulating on all fires, but for the vast majority of house fires, this is what's happening. Yes, the extra hydrogen molecules latch on to the carbon molecularly but that is literally just repeating what I said with suffocating the source from oxygen from being bonded with carbon.
ShimmerinStrider
Ooooooo, Fun!
AyatollahBahloni
Respect to our smoke-eaters.
FactWino
Content I really didn’t know I wanted to see a lot more of.
FTUG
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YourUnderpantsIsCripsy
This would be one hell of a first person ... Shooter?
littlefoxpounce
FPS first person sprayer
ScootinNtootin
The topic of firefighters came up and we ended up debating on how water scientifically extinguishes fire instead of 'water wet'. Keep in mind 5-7 of these people have college degrees in their respective fields 3 have masters and one has a doctorate. Literally every single one of them thought I was pokemon/avatar style weaknesses to elements instead of water suffocating the source of oxygen. That's literally all water is doing to put out a fire.
axe0y
water is useful because it hit 2 point of the triangle it also get the heat way down because water needs a lot of energy to heat up so out of the fire triangle it try to remove 2/3
ScootinNtootin
Its heat can't rise without a fuel source. 1/3rd of the 2/3rds you're thinking of addresses 95% of that process. Suffocating the fire is first, helping with the heat somewhat is just a bonus.
coyotebob00
Incorrect. Water also removes heat, one of the other facets of the fire triangle/tetrahedron, and usually impacts the chemical reaction facet of the tetrahedron (although not always against fire).
KaptainObveeus
Incorrect. Water provides a heat sink to reduce the temperature of the burning materials; It does not delete heat energy.
ScootinNtootin
Yes, water is great at nullifying conduction of heat. But the water itself creates a sort of membrane that prevents oxygen being fed to the fuel source until it evaporates. Albiet, this isn't all encapsulating on all fires, but for the vast majority of house fires, this is what's happening. Yes, the extra hydrogen molecules latch on to the carbon molecularly but that is literally just repeating what I said with suffocating the source from oxygen from being bonded with carbon.
Roganisms
The way he is spraying water all over the place is going to steam him alive.
Dannoboyo
Fire clothes thick.
Roganisms
Yes bunker gear is great but it is not steam proof, that steam will travel up the clothes and helmet and steam him.
Dannoboyo
Got it.