PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoExperimental firefighter suit, Germany, early 1900slemmy.worldimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down14
arrow-up1353arrow-down1imageExperimental firefighter suit, Germany, early 1900slemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square33fedilink
minus-squareSetiyeti93linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·18 days agoIt was less than effective. Perhaps situational. In an intense fire this just made thing worse. Especially for the person wearing it. Plus supplying water to this was not ideal either. Especially as the water used here is water that couldn’t be pumped into the main hose.
minus-squarekamenLady.@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoI imagine they could get slowly boiled in their own water fountain
minus-squareNot a replicant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoWater absorbs a tremendous amount of heat, and if it’s being continually replenished from a cold supply, the hot water won’t stay around long enough.
It was less than effective. Perhaps situational.
In an intense fire this just made thing worse. Especially for the person wearing it. Plus supplying water to this was not ideal either. Especially as the water used here is water that couldn’t be pumped into the main hose.
I imagine they could get slowly boiled in their own water fountain
Water absorbs a tremendous amount of heat, and if it’s being continually replenished from a cold supply, the hot water won’t stay around long enough.