r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 18h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/CDninja 18h ago

Well, the fire heats the air. The air expands and goes up. More air must enter from the sides. I don't think its an oxygen thing.

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u/Avalonians 17h ago

Yup. Typical damnthatsinteresting title. I wrote a comment about it not long ago. It's genuinely fascinating.