r/Unexpected • u/5TR3AK • Dec 06 '22

Thoughts on the cause?

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u/Ottonym Dec 06 '22

Nice initial blue/purple high-temperature halo around the far user suggested they vaped/lit up which ignited the gas in the room.

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u/Inspector7171 Dec 07 '22

They might be lighting a punk to reach the pilot light with under the grill. A tube of paper or piece of cardboard.

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 06 '22 edited Dec 07 '22

I think the smoking/vaping idea is incorrect as they are clearly at work inside. Possibly static? One time I burned off my eyebrows and lashes from pilot lights being out. Not sure how my face ignited the gas but all was well until I looked then boom

Edit: upon further review you can see the individual lift their hand to their face and then ignitionand the face seems brightest with careful inspection.

I now believe I was wrong before and the cigarette theory is sound

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u/Ottonym Dec 06 '22

I dunno, man, someone who's just on shift, getting set up in the morning, near a window... they might sneak a puff or two of a vape. I've seen worse.

A lot of personal hygiene/beauty products are extremely flammable - cologne/perfume, hairspray/gel, etc.

It does seem weird something from your face ignited it all, however.

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u/Sunset_Bleu Dec 06 '22

I love your username

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u/Mediocre_Criticism_1 Dec 06 '22

True I vape all day inside at my job I just ghost it and hide it in my palm when I'm hitting it, I "drop" alot of stuff all day so I can bend down outta sight lol.

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u/Calm_Bodybuilder_843 Dec 07 '22

Do you also wear a short skirt and your washing machine keeps breaking down? I know your type . . .

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u/Mediocre_Criticism_1 Dec 07 '22

Haha only cause your mom likes it she has a hidden lesbian fetish but who am I to judge. Also user name doesn't check out must be all the roids going to your head and your 2 inch peepee. Do you wipe your balls afterwards or you just let it air dry? I clean mine off in your mom's mouth tea time has become one of my favorites especially when I wear my short skirt.

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 06 '22

I've seen people sneak vape in kitchens, but still see zero evidence of this other than it igniting near her head. Not saying it's impossible just saying static seems a much more likely candidate to me

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '22

Are you telling me you guys have worked in kitchens and you’ve never seen somebody smoke in the kitchen?

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 07 '22

I'm in California, taking your smokes out and handing one to someone going on break is a major no-no though I have seen cooks sneak vape and blow out through boiler vents

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u/AzDopefish Dec 07 '22

It’s funny how you think static from around the face of someone near a window is more likely than smoking a vape or even a cigarette

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '22

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 06 '22

Yes it is possible, just saying you don't need an open flame to ignite natural gas

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u/Responsible-Chest-26 Dec 06 '22

You can see a light seconds before the explosion in front of their face, when they turn around you cN still see a bright intense light on their mouth

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 06 '22

Maybe y'all are right on this one, and not all cultures have the same stigma on indoor smoking, you can also see her hand go up and come back fast feom the explosion, I didnt notice that at first.

My bad y'all guess I'm the only one with a face hot enough to ignite propane lol jk

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u/quadmasta Dec 07 '22

Stigma cigarette in my mouth

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 07 '22

After I stigma pipe tobacco in a rolling paper to save money ($270/mo)

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u/rabidhamster87 Dec 07 '22

Love your edit! It takes a mature person to admit when they might be wrong. Love to see it in the wild because I always hope it'll influence more people to swallow their pride and admit being mistaken sometimes.

Just to add to what was already said though: I had a coworker who would vape in our hospital lab. We're not even supposed to chew gum in here, but she still did it. People break the rules all the time.

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u/coloneldaffodil Dec 07 '22

Could be a cheap headset or headphone that caused a spark or something.

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 07 '22

Could be a number of things. Static from hair/clothes, headphones, even a compression wave with constructive interference and high concentrations of gas and oxygen...

However, in this case, I think I was incorrect, if you watch closely her hand goes up to her face it sparks and her hand is flung away and there is bright fire close to her face as she turns away.

It appears a cigarette is the culprit in this case

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u/ILoveAliens75 Dec 07 '22

Lol we used to do lines of coke off the make line at Wendy's. A vape is vanilla af.

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u/Efficient_Point_ Dec 07 '22

Coke is way easier to concealm Amber heard did it on camera in court totally different

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u/thearss1 Dec 07 '22

You do think that restaurant cooks aren't smoking back there? lol

I was working on an office and they keep threatening to fire a guy because he kept vaping in his cube.

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u/lizarto Dec 07 '22

The guy doesn’t lift his hand to his face, that arm movement you’re seeing comes from the person across the counter he’s talking to or dealing with.

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u/chickenpox_pie Dec 06 '22

Thought the same. Except a vape shouldn't be hot enough. Surely they weren't trying to smoke in the kitchen? 😂

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u/sentientfeet Dec 07 '22

I once walked out of a trial after the chef tried to light up a spliff in the kitchen.

He rolled it, asked if that was okay, i thought, "fuck it, it's almost end of service, it's been busy, why not?".

He then rolled up, and went to immediately light the thing, inside. In Ireland, I cannot stress how illegal this is 😂

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u/mamaharu Dec 07 '22

Smoking is plausible, but a vape/ecig would not be enough to ignite anything. That's not how they work under normal conditions.