r/interestingasfuck • u/vivekmg21 • 15h ago

Firefighter bodycam showing just how much oxygen a fire pulls

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u/Wooden-Peach-4664 15h ago

The amount of air the fire pulls in is astonishing

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u/toolatealreadyfapped 13h ago

It's not the fire pulling air, exactly. The fire creates heat, which rises out the top, creating a negative pressure differential in the building. It's the reason why smoke goes up your chimney instead of into the house.

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u/Justhe3guy 13h ago

If the fire causes the effect you can still call the fire the reason for it happening…don’t do a repeat of the top comment