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These throwable fire extinguishers seem like a real-life example of xkcd.com/937 — they have really good reviews from everyone except the few people who tried using them to put out fires
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Muz
@cmuz.bsky.social
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So this is how China gets rid of its hazardous waste. Sell it to gullible Americans in pretty packaging.
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@am2.bsky.social
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And imagine the # of reviews that couldn't have been made because the thing doesn't work.
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Peter Ellis
@almostconverge.bsky.social
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the victorian era has called, it said it wants its fire grenades back
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Semi-feral Post Monger
@dwaynefuhlhage.bsky.social
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My grandfather had the real deal in his machine shed. Dating back to the dawn of synthetic chemistry, whatever was in those glass globes could probably make the fire grow a second head and horns or whatever
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Matt B
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Found this in my wife's grandparents' house, no expiration date, house is still standing. Five Stars!
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PlasticMan
@plasticman.bsky.social
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"As Advertised" "I havent used them"
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greenlynx
@lynxspider.bsky.social
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"You can even open and pour the liquid onto your clothes, in case they’re on fire! Yes, it’s that safe!" Yeah, I don't think so🤦♀️
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@tgreale.bsky.social
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Reminds me of reviews I saw for travel insurance. Lots of excellent reviews about the low cost and how easy the buying process was. On actual payments, not so much.
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Matthew Nadler
@areaman65.bsky.social
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$45 is a lot to pay for four water balloons.
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http://joachim
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Water balloons?
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Grei LK
@greilk.bsky.social
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By "glowing reviews", we mean the glowing embers of their homes
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Ziyyigo-Tipyigo
@ziyyigo-tipyigo.bsky.social
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I feel like, in order to really work, it'd have to be indistinguishable from an explosive hand grenade...
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@charmainesnames.bsky.social
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most of the time, people are just rating the delivery service
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Funk Junkins
@funkjunkins.bsky.social
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they need to be filled with carbon tet to work properly
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Dave
@starwad.bsky.social
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just another example of how broken Amazon is now
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Little, happy ray of Pitchblack
@sabineosman.bsky.social
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Well, at least they are pretty? Who needs function. 😆
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Jeff Schult
@jeffschult.bsky.social
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On the positive side, a review marked "Most Helpful" by 136 people at the time I looked said: "These do not work, and do not put out fires" right away.
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Greg ”Shalashaska” Kinnear 🏳️🌈
@tedcruzinusa.bsky.social
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Worst Restaurant I’ve Ever Eaten At In My Life: 4.1 Stars Best Fried Chicken I’ve Ever Had in My Life, 4.1 Stars
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Rob Cruickshank
@robcruickshank.bsky.social
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"I have many reptile units in my home that can never see flame"
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Onno
@tinkerspider.bsky.social
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Aha! Late Stage Capitalism will fix that by having reviews filled out by ChatGPT, foregoing the need for the reviewer to be alive
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tam🌞🌱
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I always filter reviews low to high rated for this exact reason. I don’t trust average star ratings, especially with bots everywhere.
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Apolar
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Advertising this as fire extinguishers should be criminal
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Tim Rust
@timrust.bsky.social
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stunned, stunned!, I tells ya, that something heavily promoted on X & Facebook might not be as good as it appears
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Uncle Hank
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I'm NOT throwing my...lava lamp at any goddamned fire...!!
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Martín, o Orc Urbano
@orcurbano.bsky.social
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Jesus fucking Christ. One of the reviewers got it to help with ELETRICAL FIRE, that thing where no liquid should come near if it happen.
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Clinton Coker
@clintoncoker.bsky.social
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In all seriousness, I have always been aggravated by people who write positive reviews of things they haven't yet used. "Arrived yesterday, haven't used it yet but it seems good!!" Just, why?!
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Tucker Drake
@tuckerdrake.bsky.social
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First invented in the 1870s, BTW. www.antiquetrader.com/collectibles...
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H.M. Stiller
@hmstiller.bsky.social
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Instead of fire suppressant, projectile contained bobcat. Would not buy again.
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@neilhoskins.bsky.social
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This seems to be a revival of a very old idea. I once saw an antique one in an old church. Didn't work then, doesn't work now.
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Josh "Go Drink The Sea" Brown
@theotherspeakman.bsky.social
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*Playing Minecraft* I wish I could use splash potions to put out a fire. Wait...
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Asymptotic to Vegetarian🇺🇦
@chassmith.bsky.social
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I have a fire blanket in the kitchen. My sister gave it to me for christmas.
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@elacordeonachi.bsky.social
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Bought a house 25 years ago with the old tymie version of these in the garage. I said, "Nifty!". My wife looked them up, we promptly brought them to the fire department for disposal. Then we called her mother because she was an antique dealer that had a few in her shop and storage in her basement.
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Matt Gordon (He/Him, mostly) ✡️🏳️🌈
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lol nice. I think these are the Temu version of this guy:
youtu.be/ibWhGZMGyOk?...
Which does appear to work. I considered mounting one in my workshop over my Ender 3 FDM printer before they worked out the issues with the controller that would on rare occasions cause it to burst into flame.
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@manincravat.bsky.social
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Well, they are obsolete for a reason. Several reasons in fact....
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Richie
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1/5 Package did not contain bobcat. Disappointed.
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jace cavacini
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Isn’t there, like… some kind of regulation necessary for a product labeled “fire suppression”??
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niā
@niassu.bsky.social
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sample size: 146 people most are probably bo(ugh)t reviews
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Minerva Zimmerman
@grumpymartian.bsky.social
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I am also somewhat concerned there is NO listing of what the “fire extinguishing liquid” is and that they are plastic and not glass containers. The antique ones contained carbon tetrachloride. The even older ones were salt water with ammonium chloride. Both work best in confined spaces
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Matthew Kosinski
@matthewkosinski.bsky.social
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I worked on a show where tested these out and they were trash
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Andrew Parker
@andrewparker.bsky.social
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My brain is stuck on “I think the plastic is meant to give way”. You should not have to speculate on how you think a fire extinguisher works.
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Elder Of Ancients
@elderofancients.bsky.social
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I mean, aren't averages always about throwing away information? They do look cute though...
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Conor Conneally
@ernekid.bsky.social
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The fun thing about working at firehouse museum is that sometimes you open a display case and you find a bunch of these old fire extinguisher bombs from the 40s and you have to call the Fire departments hazmat team because they are filled with mercury.
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Magos Terra
@magosterra.bsky.social
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As a firefighter I can say: throwable fire extinguishers are absolutely useless 99% of the time. And those few designs that work you don't want to use at home. Stay with the good old fire extinguisher (+ fire blanket). Much more controllable and reliable.
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Samus
@samusproxy.bsky.social
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When yeeting is such a huge part of your life.
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Robin Bobcat
@robinbobcat.bsky.social
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Throwable fire grenades used to be a thing. They were often set in attractive wall sconces where if you weren't there to hurl them at the fire, the heat would (theoretically) cause the genade to drop. Also, often filled with toxic carbon tetrachloride, which becomes very nasty phosgene when burned.
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Shirty
@whogivesashirt.bsky.social
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They’re like selling people fire suppressing crystals. The product is peace of mind, not efficiency.
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FakeAndres
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There’s a real fire extinguisher grenade thing, these are the wish.com versions
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Iain Bancarz
@iainrb.bsky.social
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I wonder if: 1) The fine print says "novelty purposes only, not intended for fire safety" 2) They are violating laws against selling emergency equipment which is useless in an emergency
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Éamonn
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Aleggra
@aleggra.bsky.social
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They’re probably full of colored water 💦
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Doggo Dogman 𓃦
@doggodogman.bsky.social
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Unsure if it will do any good, but I spent the time to read through most of the reviews and report those that said nothing about the product itself. "Haven't used it yet!" is a pretty bad review.
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