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c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social |
Later, they contained *carbon tetrachloride* which when heated produces Phosgene and Hydrogen Chloride gas, which are fire-inhibitors, but also deadly to humans trapped in the fumes! They could be hand-held missiles, kept in a convenient carrying case... (📷: 1stdibs.com)
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Tim Ackermann
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I remember my grandparents' house having handheld carbon tet extinguishers. Glad we never used them!
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c0nc0rdance
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But other innovations included spring-loaded racks that lobbed them if heat caused a lead alloy securing them to melt. Or giant racks of them suspended upside down with wax stoppers. Heat melted them open, where diverters spread the fire inhibitor.
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TeeOh Raccoon
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Phosgene? 😬
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Huh…
@capitalistfool.bsky.social
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Wonder if TSA will confiscate one of these babies
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proportionwheel
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gawd, I remember my mom using carbon tet as a stain remover.
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MindCrime
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This is why the fire dept has a baseball team
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BernardoVerda
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Dry-cleaning fluid? I never would have guessed that carbon tet was once used as a fire suppressant. Clearly it wasn't as good an idea as it seemed at the time -- a good lesson for today, perhaps?
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Tenaj Yecal
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Wow the first fire extinguishment “system”
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PalMD
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Carbon tet???? Ugh. When I lived in SF my neighbor was moving back to Hong Kong and gave me her cleaning supplies. Included was a liter bottle of benzene.
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