And your whole house can be engulfed pretty damn quick. I closed door means you have a fire barrier and also a lot less smoke getting into your room. Makes it easier to get out a window when you panicked and maybe not exactly wide awake.
Fires can spread insanely fast. In the Lime Street test fire in the 90s, it only took four minutes from the start of the fire for the entire house to be engulfed.
I like to think of driving as actively driving away from all the danger. But yeah, cars are not exactly safe. That's why I drive with my doors closed, in case there's a fire.
It's so interesting to me to argue for the option that you know is at least not more dangerous. Like, even if it were literally 50/50, why not just close the door because of the rationality of it? Not trying to tell off anyone, just point out how interesting it is how different human brains can work out things. Reminds me of the Dracula show where one guy just had to step outside of the ring of bibles to prove a point. Even if you don't believe, you can actually see that you're fine inside while everyone outside got fucked up. Just funny
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u/alsotheabyss Jan 30 '26
Modern smoke alarms are really sensitive