If your kitchen was on fire and you called the fire department, how would you feel if

[Atticus]

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they showed up, told you it was "just a grease fire", used one fire extinguisher on it and left while orange flames were still visible?

How would you feel if the use of water on fires was prohibited?

How would you feel if firemen were penalized for extinguishing fires?

Are these not analogies to how many states are handling the "covid fire"?

[Blues Heron]

1. That's the insanity of RWNJ controlled parts of the Union

nailed it

[unblock]

2. Well the survival rate of kitchen fires is pretty high...

[Retired Engineer Bob]

4. Ivermectin is a great fire suppressant...

[magicarpet]

3. Pour gasoline and xylene on it,...

.... that will help make the fire go out.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Don't Need The Xylene

Gasoline is far more flammable.
The flash point of xylene is 86°F.
For gas, it's -40°.
The heat of combustion for xylene (enthalpy corrected) is around 3.9 megajoules. For gasoline, it's over 40 megajoules.
We don't need the xylene!
Sorry, it's the retired chemist in me!

[magicarpet]

12. I only picked xylene cause it sorta rhymes with gasoline.

[ProfessorGAC]

21. So Does Benzene

And it's flammability is a bit closer to gas.
Then, you could still have your rhyme!

[magicarpet]

22. Benzine was my second rhyme word and toluene was my third.

[ProfessorGAC]

23. See, GMTL!

I've done many reactions with flammable raw materials, so I needed to know this stuff.
For reasons of both regulations & self-preservation!

[Atticus]

16. Educate us any time you see the opportunity. nt

[twodogsbarking]

5. The fire will go out by itself.

Just give it time.

[Girard442]

9. Technically not wrong.

[paleotn]

13. After it burns down the whole damn neighborhood.

Sure...it will go out....eventually.

[CaptainTruth]

15. Like magic!

[twodogsbarking]

20. Sick for a day or two and then back to work.

[KS Toronado]

6. IQ 4.5 claims one dose of Hydroxychloroquine

and you can safely drop the fire insurance policy on your house, saving you lots of $$$$$
which you can then donate to his reelection campaign.

[Magoo48]

7. This is the way humanity is handling our Climate Catastrophe.

[we can do it]

8. Ignore it, it's not real.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

11. Feds, too. We need a much more robust testing system, and whipping the FDA into shape would help.

[robbob]

14. FAKE FIRE!!!11!!!

🤪

[dchill]

17. It's what happens when you hire arsonists to be firemen.

[LiberatedUSA]

18. Oh, I thought you were getting at...

…areas that have told the cops not to prosecute petty theft or stores that are inviting it by not, but yours works too.

[forgotmylogin]

19. I understand your point, but for reference, never throw water on a grease fire...

A pan of grease at ignition temperature will boil water instantly and explode steam and scalding oil everywhere violently, which can make the fire worse and cause major burns to anyone nearby.

If your pan catches fire don't throw water on it.
Turn off the gas or the burner if you can.
Use a fire extinguisher from a distance if available.
Second, try covering the pan with a metal lid, another pan, or a cookie sheet to extinguish flames. Don't try to move the pan while it is burning which can splash flaming grease.
Alternately, smother the blaze with baking soda or salt. (Not baking powder or flour!)

(I've also heard you can dampen (wet and wring out) a dish towel and cover the fire if you're safe doing so. Don't swat at it with a towel, dry or wet. This method is disputed and likely only works on very small fires.)

If that doesn't work, get everyone out and call the fire department.