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if you flood a fire with oxygen, would that put it out quickly? would it like burn itself out?

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:26 (seventeen years ago) link

are you currently on fire?

― C J (C J), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:28 (seventeen years ago) link

Depends what you were burning but in most cases, no; because unless the oxygen is well mixed with whatever is burning. The rate of burning will be increased.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:29 (seventeen years ago) link

countdown to the old 'fire in a haystack' petrol poser: 5...4...3...

― unfished business (Scourage), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:30 (seventeen years ago) link

you'll need twice the amount of hydrogen for it to work. (H2O joek LOL)

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:30 (seventeen years ago) link

ok say this was a sealed chamber (on board a spaceship since you ask) with a large quantity of fuel (well, vegetation) in it. the rate of burning is vivibly increased, i can vouch for that.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:31 (seventeen years ago) link

btw this is kind of spoilery, film fans.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:31 (seventeen years ago) link

omg enrique was that secret arsonist in the unseen director's cut of Silent Running

― unfished business (Scourage), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Were you asking what the biggest fire would be that one can blow out?

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:32 (seventeen years ago) link

no.

i don't breathe out oxygen.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:33 (seventeen years ago) link

that's why they put the word "fiction" after "science" in the movies: DO YOU SEE?

― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:34 (seventeen years ago) link

the website says they employed scientists.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:34 (seventeen years ago) link

so that people would say "hey, they employed scientists".

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Tara Reid /= scientists

― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:35 (seventeen years ago) link

no.
i don't breathe out oxygen.
-- temporary enrique (miltonpinsk...), Today. (later)

Yes you do. Less than you breathed in admittedly...

― Stone Monkey (Stone Monkey), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:40 (seventeen years ago) link

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&gbv=2&q=scientist+hugs+monkey&btnG=Search

― Dr. Superman (Huk-L), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:42 (seventeen years ago) link

i breathe it out w. other stuff. this is pure oxygen i'm talking about here.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 12:42 (seventeen years ago) link

btw this is kind of spoilery, film fans

what does this mean?

what web site?

― Ste (fuzzy), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

i won't spoil it by telling you which film.

― temporary enrique (temporary enrique), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 13:52 (seventeen years ago) link

Your search - "backdraft in space" - did not match any documents.

― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 20 February 2007 13:54 (seventeen years ago) link

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