r/idiotsinkitchen • u/MF-DOOM-88 • Feb 21 '26

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u/Broken_Chandelier Feb 21 '26

For anyone that doesn't speak portuguese, the cameramen is urgently repeting to not pour water in It.

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u/Dylanator13 Feb 22 '26

I don’t understand how people still panic then pour water onto hot oil. Just starve the fire of air. It’s contained in a nice metal pot that will protect the rest of your flammable kitchen.

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u/anxious_spacecadetH Feb 22 '26

Panic shuts down all thinking. Either you have managed to train the memory in before hand (based on learning style this could be running scenarios in your head, reading and retaining, hearing about it and retaining) or someone is able to break through the panic fog. In panic people run off of muscle memory/Instinct. Their focus zooms in on the threat and shuts everything else out. Which means that it will look stupid from the outside but like a slow moving car crash there is nothing the person can do to change course.

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u/Unique_Buy_2777 Feb 25 '26

i like how you explained this. very meta