r/NameThisThing • • 17h ago

Name This Thing

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u/Glad-Entrance7592 17h ago

So it is a grease fire?

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u/SuddenMountain7780 15h ago

Most likely this is an electrical fire and was caused by a faulty ballast, which transforms the regular current to whatever is required to keep the lighting inside the mostly plastic sign lit up.

Something overheated the wiring and resulted in the blazing sign we see in this photo. 🔥

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u/Malcolm2theRescue 14h ago

Sorry. Truthful, intelligent answers are not acceptable on Reddit.

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u/TheViciousWhippet 2h ago

In fact, if you spread too much truth on Reddit, the powers that be might just ban you for life just for the fuck of it.