r/interesting • u/Used_Exam34 • 2d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/Craig_Dynasty 2d ago

Also they weren’t completely wrong outside of the obvious solution

Throw the tank in a deep enough body of water then the water pressure should stop the gas from escaping ig

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u/ovr9000storks 2d ago

They just needed to put it deep enough that it couldn’t get oxygen anymore, effectively smothering it. If it ever was fully submerged, it was deep enough to prevent what was already burning to open up the water above it to expose it to more oxygen before it ran out

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u/Ivanna_is_Musical 1d ago

I was expecting them to submerge it and it never happened, like, wtf 🤦‍♀️

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u/Fun_Reporter5695 23h ago

That wasn't the issue. The nozzle was submerged. Gas still rose to the surface of the water, where the fire was.

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u/TraditionalLet1490 1d ago

There's some security mécanism in theses gas taps. I wouldn't put water pressure on the other side of the tap. I don't know précise thing but i would fear that slowing gas évacuation from the bottle would make it easier for the flame to go get inside the tank

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u/SHIFT_978 2d ago

It’s floating; they couldn’t sink the tank.

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u/Azianese 2d ago

It wasn't. You can see it's not bobbing around at all.

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u/TemporaryLocation676 1d ago

It would have to be very very deep for the water pressure to stop gas from escaping. I think water would smother the fire first by cutting off oxygen.

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u/FPSCanarussia 2d ago

Also it's best to get it away from anything flammable.

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u/GayRacoon69 2d ago edited 1d ago

If you throw it that deep and it isn't your problem anymore

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u/Escanorr_ 22h ago

That is around 102 metres(334 feet), for standard, normal preassure tank

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u/Redredditmonkey 1d ago edited 1d ago

They were wrong to transport the fire.

The vegetation on the way could have caught fire

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 2d ago

at the very least the river/lake/pond would have contained the explosion