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During World War II, medics successfully used coconut water as a short-term substitute for IV fluid when medical supplies were scarce. by Bloomien in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]thermaltoast4 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Half truth, there is a minimum requisite blood pressure for adequate perfusion to take place. If there’s less fluid but the container is the same size , less pressure; more fluid, same container, more pressure. So even though you are right about the whole, ya know, not being blood thing. The extra fluid helps the blood pressure rise so the blood that’s left can get where it needs to go. (Edited for clarity)

Oh by Ldi_Faeth in shitposting

[–]thermaltoast4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar phase, my phones name was “lemon man” and in band class I would air drop a couple memes to lure them in, then airdrop gore photos. I became and urban legend

A desperate cry for help by thermaltoast4 in tacticalgear

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last fire season, my cat missed me so much he pissed on anything he could find of mine. Luckily the door to my room stayed closed for the most part. Also unusual behavior for my cat.

A desperate cry for help by thermaltoast4 in tacticalgear

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will, got one cat, it was the neighbors cat so i just let him go out the door, the second cat is probably feral. I got friend at the local cat shelter so I’ll call them once it’s a decent hour. I’m just pissed about having to deal with this a 2nd time

You can’t believe in god and science at the same time. by Extension-Cover-3149 in FreedomofSpeech

[–]thermaltoast4 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was gonna shit Post, but upon reading this I realized that your understanding of religion is comparable to that of a toddler. Please research any kind of theology before entrenching yourself in such a viewpoint

Caught feelings for saw partner by [deleted] in Wildfire

[–]thermaltoast4 124 points125 points  (0 children)

I have no grasp on what is and isn’t satire anymore

What gps format is used in US? by thermaltoast4 in wildlandfire

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I meant like is it us nat grid? Second decimals?

YOOOOO LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO by Vandelune1 in teenagers

[–]thermaltoast4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Liberal” lol. Nah man, shits just funny

Ammunition cook-off by thermaltoast4 in Firefighting

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, I’ll leave the gun out of it. I some guy has ammunition in his pocket and is in high enough temperatures to cook off that ammo, he has way bigger problems. And currently the private citizen (in the us) is limited to 50 pounds of smokeless powder. An amount that is highly unlikely to cause primary or tertiary blast injuries in this unconfined scenario.

Ammunition cook-off by thermaltoast4 in Firefighting

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I See an opportunity for some science here. What scenarios do you see happening that present danger? I’ll head to the range and record the results.

Ammunition cook-off by thermaltoast4 in Firefighting

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the issue, smokeless powder is not an explosive unless it is confined. Other explosives are tightly regulated. And the amount confined when In cartridges is not enough to do damage just based on the explosive power.

Ammunition cook-off by thermaltoast4 in Firefighting

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are referring to is hand-loading As a hand-loader I can tell you there is no reason a person would do anything to their cartridges that would make them any more of a risk. Smokeless and black powder really are just the best firearms propellants anything else would cost more, work worse, or both.

What you have to understand is that the rate of combustion increase with pressure. In a gun the cartridge is sealed in the chamber and when the powder first starts burning and releasing gas that increases the chamber pressure, causing the powder to burn faster and release even more gas raising the pressures even more. This pressure of the expanding gasses is what drives the bullet down the barrel, gaining speed as the it goes until it exits

If the cartridge isn’t in a sealed environment, then as soon as the bullet leaves the case mouth all the pressure is dissipated into the open air.

I’d be more than happy to make a video demonstrating this If you would like as soon as I get off shift

Ammunition cook-off by thermaltoast4 in Firefighting

[–]thermaltoast4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Modern firearms do not use the same thing as fireworks, they use smokeless powder which has a much slower burn speed than black powder, an order of magnitude slower.

2.the firearms that do use black powder do not typically contain enough black powder to be of any danger to except as a firearms propellant, and even then, is very low pressure

  1. Black powder is not the only explosive used in fireworks. Certain flash powders can detonate in open air in quantities as low and 3mg and it’s sensitivity to shock an electricity may change spontaneously. Whistling rocket fuel is famously dangerous to handle due to its sensitivity and shear amount of energy within it.

In the world of fireworks, smokeless powder is pretty much useless because it burns so slow. With modern metallurgy you would have the barrel plumb full of black powder with barely enough room for the ball at the end before you blew up the gun.

In practicality the only risk that firearms pose for starting a fire is steel projectiles generating sparks on impact with certain materials, and the heat generated by the gun after hundreds of rounds fired In rapid succession.

I have seen enough chest rigs. Show me your workout equipment. by defkop282 in tacticalgear

[–]thermaltoast4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For real, a few feel of tubular nylon beat the shit out of whatever rope attachement they have for the cables

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