I’ve heard that the 1.5 lb systems are useless while the 5lb ones are bulky. What’s a reasonable size fire extinguisher to carry in a passenger car?
I believe that cars should carry type ‘B’ extinguishers. Any suggestion for makes and type of chemical to look for?
given the high temps grease and fuels go with the 5lb, but plan on needing the fire dept. Defently an abc dry chem.
I had a small kitchen fire earlier this evening (a grease fire). As a result, there is some smoke damage and soot on the tile of the wall behind the gas range. What is an easy way for me to clean this off? I don’t want (or need) to call a professional fire restorer, because the damaged area is about 1 foot square total. Is there a commercial cleaning solution I can buy at a hardware store?
Try degreaser
White Vinegar
Brillos
All three of these will cost less than $10 and one of them will work.
Try a test spot with the brillo first, but most tile will handle a good scrubbing with a brillo.
I know that the yellow colour comes from carbon particles, which loses energy when it reaches a certain distance and becomes smoke (my guess). So this determines the shape/size of the fire? The blue colour from bunsen burners and stoves come from sulfur or something added to the gas to give a a smell yea? What I don’t get is how the fire is sustained by rapid oxidation and how this is all related to my energy. My head is about to explode.
Fire is an exothermic reaction, meaning it gives off heat and light. Its also a combustion process that produces smoke.
Fire requires four things to live. Heat, fuel, oxidation, and a chemical reaction. Since mater cannot burn in a solid state, it must be converted to a gas.
Converting a solid to a gas is known as pyrolisis. This requires heat. Different amounts of heat are required for diffrent types of matter. For example, a solid 2×4 will require more heat to convert than would sawdust.
The fuel itself is matter. Newton’s law of the Conservation of Mass & Energy states that matter is not created nor destroyed, it only changes state. So for fuel to burn it must be converted to a vapor.
Oxidation or oxygen is required in order for a fire to breathe. Some products require less oxygen to burn and others more. Our atmosphere is 21% oxygen and readily supports the combustion process. But, there are other products such as peroxides, and nitrates that release their own oxygen as they burn thereby supporting the combustion process with less oxygen.
The chemical reaction happens when the other three, heat, fuel and oxygen are brought together in the correct amounts and either through an outside ignition source or self ignition, the four produce a flame.
As various elements in a product are converted to a gas and burn, they give off varying degrees of light and color. Carbon is present in every fire and thus produces carbon monixide, one of two volitile gases that cause smoke inhalation. The darker and heaver the smoke, the more incomplete the combustion. Likewise the more complete the combustion process, the closer to white the flame is.
So all this boils down to this…. Rust is oxidation. As a pice of metal rusts, it is producing heat, giving off it’s own oxygen, converting the fuel, and a chemical reation with the air and metal is happening. This is all on the very slow end of the spectrum. On the fast end, you have fire. Fire speeds up the process all based on the type of fuel, amount of oxygen, amount of heat and the speed of the chemical reaction.
Hope this helps.
Franz Ferdinand
Studio album by Franz Ferdinand
Released 9 February 2004
Recorded 2003
Genre Post-punk, indie rock
Length 38:45 (single disc)
54:35 (double disc)
Label Domino Records
Producer Franz Ferdinand, Tore Johansson
Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains three UK top ten singles: “Take Me Out”, “This Fire” (on the download chart) and “The Dark of the Matinée” or “Matinée”. Franz Ferdinand won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. The album has since sold over 3.6 million copies worldwide. The album is notable as one of the very few modern albums that are not compressed to the max in participation of the loudness war.
Chart performance
The album entered the UK album charts at #3 in February 2004 and at #12 on the Australian ARIA album charts in April 2004. The album entered the Billboard 200 album charts on April 26, 2004, and climbed slowly, peaking at #32 in December 2004. It reached #2 on the Heatseeker chart for new acts. As of September 2004, there have been five different singles released from the album:
The “Darts of Pleasure” EP reached the top 50 of the UK singles charts in September 2003.
“Take Me Out” reached the top 5 of the UK charts, top 10 of the Irish charts and top 40 in a composite European chart.
“The Dark of the Matinée” or “Matinée” reached the top 10 of the UK singles charts and top 30 of the World Modern Rock Charts (a composite chart of United States, German, UK, Swedish, Finnish, Canadian and Australian modern rock charts).
“Michael” reached the top 20 of the UK singles charts in August 2004.
“This Fire” only first played by KROQ in September 2004.
Take Me Out was voted #1 in the national Australian music poll, the Triple J Hottest 100 (2004) and This Fire and The Dark of the Matinée were placed at #29 and #50, respectively.
Track History:
“This Fire” is the fifth single by Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand from their eponymous album. It was not as successful as their other singles, but received widespread airplay.
It was released as a download-only single and is still available on the official Franz Ferdinand website. The song reached #17 on the United States Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and #8 on the UK Download Chart. It was featured on the in-game soundtrack to the PlayStation 2 and Xbox video game Burnout 3: Takedown. The song has become part of the hockey culture in Calgary, Alberta, where it is played in every Calgary Flames home game.
The single was released in Australia as “This Fffire” [sic] with identical b-sides to the UK release of “Michael”. The music video for the song was directed by Stylewar.
The song was later sampled for Burn This City by rapper Lil Wayne & Twista.
The album artwork to “This fire” is based on El Lissitzky’s art work; “Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge”
Lyrics:
Eyes
Boring a way through me
Paralyse
Controlling completely
New
There is a fire in me
Fire that burns
Fire that burns
This fire is out of control
I’m going to burn this city
Burn this city
If this fire is out of control
Then i
I’m out of control
And i burn
Eyes
Burning a way to me
Overwhelm
Destroying so sweetly
New
There is a fire in me
Fire that burns
Fire that burns
This fire…
On Set:
Alex Kapranos — lead guitar, lead vocals
Nick McCarthy — rhythm guitar, vocals, keyboards
Bob Hardy — bass guitar
Paul Thomson — drums, percussion, backing vocals
Andy Knowles (touring only) — drums, keyboards, guitar
Note: The song stops at 4:15, the video keeps on going till 5:57, a little mistake i made while making the video i guess, im sorry, and hope you still enjoy it.
Duration : 0:5:57
My friend and I are throwing a party at the beach and we are having smores at a nearby fire ring. I’ve never started a fire before. So what materials do I need and how do I do it, and where can I purchase the materials? People have been telling me to use "fire starter" logs. Please give me info. THE PARTY IS THIS WEDNESDAY!! (the 20th)
You can get starter logs at any grocery store.
Lets do this the easy way… Gather wood up before it gets dark out, or buy a few bundles from the grocery store before you go to the party. Put the starter logs in a pile, add fire, and gradually add more wood on top once those have started to burn down. Don’t add too many at once- that will smother the fire. A general rule of thumb is to wait until everything has at least started to burn before adding more wood. Just keep throwing logs on, and your fire should go all night.
Heres another trick for you.. If it starts to go out, CAREFULLY toss on some lamp oil or citronella. Do NOT use gasoline. Gasoline will flare up and burn anyone too close to the fire. The person throwing it generally looses at least their bangs and eyebrows, so just don’t do it.
Check with your town before you have your fire- in many places, its illegal to have a fire without a permit, and you can get hit with a stiff fine for doing it.
I am interested in the german fire support system at company level. So does the infantry coy has heavy weapons platoon or fire support platoon? If it has or not, what type of weapons does the platoon/coy use for fire support (mortars, AT rockets, machine guns, grenade launchers)? How many soldiers does the platoon (manoeuvre plts. and HW plt.) made up of? Thank you!
Modern German army or WWII?
The modern German army doesn’t have any fire support elements at company level. The only mortars are 120mm and these are battalion weapons. Grenade launchers, machine guns and AT weapons are all squad and platoon level items. The MG3, out of production for more than 30 years is going the way of the Do Do, being fully replaced by 5.56×45mm weapons. Each squad gets a 40mm grenade launcher and a Panzerfaust 3.
What mechanics are inside a fire extinguisher, how do they work to release water or foam or any type of agent to smother or put out a fire? Inside the fire extinguisher, is water already in there? Is foam already in there? Do you have to refill a fire extinguisher with water or foam? Can you run out of water or foam while trying to put out a fire?
take a look at
www.howstuffworks.com
once activated they will need to recharged with water or powder.
Music video by Franz Ferdinand performing This fire. (C) 2004 Domino Recording Co. Ltd.
Duration : 0:3:45
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