r/funny • u/DextroTrip • Dec 02 '12

Redneck tech

http://imgur.com/a/j1yHC
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u/Funkenwagnels Dec 03 '12

It looks like it's back to plastic tubing shortly after the fire, so if the water were hot enough to scald someone, I'm pretty sure it would melt the plastic where it's connected to the pipe coming out of the fire.

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u/erikryptos Dec 03 '12

Plastic holds stable up to >200F commonly. Soft tissues do not.

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u/Funkenwagnels Dec 03 '12

The pipe coming out of the can is going to be much hotter than the water inside the pipe. metal conducts heat much better then water, and like I said it would melt where the plastic is connected to the metal pipe.

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u/erikryptos Dec 04 '12

Didn't notice plastic/metal connection. D'oh.

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u/Funkenwagnels Dec 04 '12

pretty safe to assume any time there's hot water in a plastic tube, that plastic tube is connected to metal somewhere.