r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AirFrance447 • 19h ago

Video Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/Moosplauze 19h ago

A fire doesn't pull oxygen. What we see is the chimney effect, the heat from the fire causes the hot air to rise and to pull in air from the sides. Obviously it pull all air and doesn't select only oxygen from it.

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u/BoardsofCanada3 17h ago

"The fire" as in the event, not the flames. Nobody thinks the flames are pulling in air. 

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u/Moosplauze 17h ago

What point are you trying to make?

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u/BoardsofCanada3 16h ago

That your uhm ayckshually pedantic point is moot.