Also it's rationale not rational

      • thelastaxolotl [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        oh wow its real

        Fire can be used to fight forest fires, albeit with a certain amount of risk. A controlled burn of a strip of forest will create a barrier to an oncoming forest fire as it will use up all the available fuel.

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            2 months ago

            Remember that one dude in Australia who back-burned around his house and ended up the only intact structure for miles during the bad fires a few yeas ago?

        • REgon [they/them]
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          2 months ago

          Sometimes you also do it in urban environments, though normally you'd just chop down the surrounding houses. It's pretty wild.

          • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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            2 months ago

            High explosives are used to put out oil well fires. Not sure what the theory is there, though.

            • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]
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              2 months ago

              My guess would be the shockwave disperses the fuel and deprives it of oxygen, like blowing out a really really big candle.

      • Moonworm [any]
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        2 months ago

        The fire of the oppressed's desire for liberation cannot be starved as long as the oppression continues. The wildfire only finds purchase when it is not given more fuel.