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Looks rough at the reservoir. The fire grew so quickly that everyone was cut off and trapped.
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No resources have been assigned, no tankers available. 0% containment, obviously. The current advice to trapped vacationers is "get in the water."
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Vox Nihili posted:No resources have been assigned, no tankers available. 0% containment, obviously. The current advice to trapped vacationers is "get in the water." https://twitter.com/DustinMulvaney/status/1302314258974171137
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Better statewide time lapse image https://twitter.com/DrewTumaABC7/status/1302400260887572481
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me, in 100-120f+ weather: time to go out in the middle of the woods. the great outdoors
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Speaking of Colorado, there is literally ash falling from the sky right now
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Generally it's a death trap to get in a pond, pool or water tank during a bushfire as they don't protect you from radiant heat or smoke. This guy was drat lucky that his boat and snorkel worked, he could have been boiled alive or suffocated.
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Helith posted:Generally it's a death trap to get in a pond, pool or water tank during a bushfire as they don't protect you from radiant heat or smoke. This guy was drat lucky that his boat and snorkel worked, he could have been boiled alive or suffocated. It’s still a better option than having a 100% chance of burning to death.
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ratbert90 posted:It’s still a better option than having a 100% chance of burning to death. Oh yeah, it’s absolutely an ‘I’m going to die and this is my only option left’ option. It should never be anyone’s actual plan to survive a bushfire though.
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This guys just saying that so all the ponds will be empty when it's time to hide and he can enjoy them all to himself
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Helith posted:Oh yeah, it’s absolutely an ‘I’m going to die and this is my only option left’ option. The dumbest thing they did was go to a dry area in 100+ heat with loving FIRES ALL AROUND THEM. I hate how so many people are that loving dumb.
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also, what, a pond that's like 40 feet across and however many six to eight feet deep with a way to keep breathing? I'd love to see the science on how much a wildfire can actually heat up that quantity of water
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Helith posted:Generally it's a death trap to get in a pond, pool or water tank during a bushfire as they don't protect you from radiant heat or smoke. This guy was drat lucky that his boat and snorkel worked, he could have been boiled alive or suffocated. You can also get scooped up by fire fighting planes as they harvest your water
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Sep 6, 2020 02:44
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It belongs to the tribe anyway
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Terror Sweat posted:This guys just saying that so all the ponds will be empty when it's time to hide and he can enjoy them all to himself
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The Pussy Boss posted:Speaking of Colorado, there is literally ash falling from the sky right now You up by Fort Collins? Was driving home from work in Denver and thought some thunderstorms were popping off that way it was so dark
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Sep 6, 2020 03:07
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From my backyard 15 minutes ago:  I'm about .7 miles from the mandatory evac zone.
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Traxis posted:From my backyard 15 minutes ago: oof start packing your bags and get ready to rumble it might be worth leaving now if the wind is that way, i guess depends on how bad traffic is too
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Helith posted:Generally it's a death trap to get in a pond, pool or water tank during a bushfire as they don't protect you from radiant heat or smoke. This guy was drat lucky that his boat and snorkel worked, he could have been boiled alive or suffocated. Would it work for a fast-moving wildfire? I would think for a large body of water (pond-sized or bigger) there'd be enough thermal mass in the water to keep you cool and it wouldn't heat up much. Smoke inhalation...yeah you're kinda hosed there.
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Traxis posted:From my backyard 15 minutes ago: why are you taking pictures instead of packing and leaving? gtfo now and stay safe!
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ratbert90 posted:The dumbest thing they did was go to a dry area in 100+ heat with loving FIRES ALL AROUND THEM. I hate how so many people are that loving dumb. He did it 43 years ago, so you can't really blame him too much for not having the foresight
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Luneshot posted:Would it work for a fast-moving wildfire? I would think for a large body of water (pond-sized or bigger) there'd be enough thermal mass in the water to keep you cool and it wouldn't heat up much. Smoke inhalation...yeah you're kinda hosed there. There's a twitter thread here where he describes what happened https://twitter.com/DustinMulvaney/status/1302314263881474051 He basically said he'd have died without the boat protecting his head, and probably his air supply, while he was in the pond, but yeah it seems that the pond water didn't heat up enough to harm him. As I said he was drat lucky to survive. Helith has issued a correction as of 03:54 on Sep 6, 2020 |
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Luneshot posted:Would it work for a fast-moving wildfire? I would think for a large body of water (pond-sized or bigger) there'd be enough thermal mass in the water to keep you cool and it wouldn't heat up much. Smoke inhalation...yeah you're kinda hosed there. that's why you rig up an n95 to your snorkel, thereby rendering yourself 100% immune to wild fires
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Traxis posted:From my backyard 15 minutes ago: please pack anything that's important to you and gtfo of there like right the hell now 
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Only an order of magnitude off, actual number is 150
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still, psh, the roni takes 1000 per day and nobody gives a poo poo
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Homeless Friend posted:me, in 100-120f+ weather: time to go out in the middle of the woods. the great outdoors literally what me and my fiancée did this summer in Texas. Good lake chillin tho but the hiking was brutal
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Sep 6, 2020 04:01
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The real number is closer to 10,000 imo
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I am a mammoth pool cover up truther
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Egg Moron posted:I am a mammoth pool cover up truther Who's to say they didn't die of old age
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Luneshot posted:Would it work for a fast-moving wildfire? I would think for a large body of water (pond-sized or bigger) there'd be enough thermal mass in the water to keep you cool and it wouldn't heat up much. Smoke inhalation...yeah you're kinda hosed there. Nah the radiant heat can still very easily get you. Best advice is to avoid unless there is literally nothing else. CFA posted:CFS bushfire safety project manager Peta O’Donohue said seeking refuge in water — such as a swimming pool or dam — should only be considered as an absolute last resort when people are unable to get to a solid structure. (the CFA is the Country Fire Authority in Australia and are well up on anything related to bushfire safety).
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The mammoth pool massacre
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Helith posted:Generally it's a death trap to get in a pond, pool or water tank during a bushfire as they don't protect you from radiant heat or smoke. This guy was drat lucky that his boat and snorkel worked, he could have been boiled alive or suffocated. How on earth would a pool that big have heated to boiling? That doesn't seem possible
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The water doesn't boil, higher energy infrared can pass through water but not human bodies so you end up catching a shitload of radiant heat the water doesn't. So just you boil, not the whole pond.
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i say swears online posted:How on earth would a pool that big have heated to boiling? That doesn't seem possible If the fire is big enough and hot enough and intense enough it can produce enough radiant heat to kill you no matter how big a pond you are in. Bushfires/wildfires can get up to insane temps. It’s well known advice in Australia that you don’t get into water during a bushfire unless it is your absolute last resort.
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Crazycryodude posted:The water doesn't boil, higher energy infrared can pass through water but not human bodies so you end up catching a shitload of radiant heat the water doesn't. So just you boil, not the whole pond. holy poo poo this is making my brain explode
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