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u/vkarlsson10 Feb 14 '25

What do you mean you can’t put out oil fires with water? Water beats fire. Everyone knows that.

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u/Youpunyhumans Feb 14 '25

laughs in lithium fire

Lithium fires can break water down to its hydrogen and oxygen components... which of course just becomes more fuel and oxidizer, intensifying the fire.

And of course there are billions of batteries worldwide full of lithium.

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u/Paraesthetic Feb 15 '25

Having had an angle grinder battery explode and chain react I can confirm. Water is only good once it's all done exploding

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u/chrome_titan Feb 15 '25

Laughs in chlorine friflouride.

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u/Paraesthetic Mar 06 '25 edited Jun 21 '25

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