| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7397 Registered: 8-2001 |
Many people, formerly including me, have a passive scrund about fire. What is it? (A passive scrund is a scrund you take for granted and have never really thought about.) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15739 Registered: 4-2010 |
Fire does not fall into any of the states of matter. Relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7399 Registered: 8-2001 |
Balin (Balin) New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15739 Registered: 4-2010 Posted on Monday, November 14, 2011 - 9:44 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Fire does not fall into any of the states of matter. Relevant? no | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4907 Registered: 9-2010 |
If it's not matter, what is it? o.o | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1916 Registered: 6-2008 |
If it's not matter, what is it? o.o Fire, or more technically combustion, is a process, a chemical reaction in which a substance (usually an organic compound, or mixture of such compounds) is oxidized by oxygen gas. The stuff that burns is matter, the gases that are given off are matter, and the light/heat given off is energy, but the fire itself is a process, like freezing, rusting, erosion, etc. Anyway, as for the puzzle: Is the scrund about what substances are flammable? Under what conditions things burn? what happens chemically to the matter that is burned? Or is it more about the implications of fire for humans? for instance how often buildings are destroyed by fire? from what cause people usually die in a fire? or how firefighters respond to a fire? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4909 Registered: 9-2010 |
thanx yuo biograd-kitteh *givz cheezburgur* kaylee kitteh sleepz nao...nite! or mornin, as of just a minute ago x.x | ||
| Potato (Potato)
New member Username: Potato Post Number: 1038 Registered: 7-2010 |
Extinguishing fires relevant? Thinking that "inflammable" means "not flammable" relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3714 Registered: 1-2007 |
Fire Fighting relevant? prevention? smoke alarms? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4539 Registered: 9-2009 |
Oxygen relevant? Air? CO2? Smoke? Heat? Cooking? Embers? Flames? Flames of a different color? Fireworks? Fireballs? Movies relevant? Special effects? Flashpoints? A specific fuel? Did you think embers were only glowing with residual heat from the fire (while they actually glow from ongoing combustion)? Sources of ignition relevant? Fire in a specific device? Such as a car engine? Explosives relevant? Did you think something was fire, which was not? Or the other way around? Getting burn relevant? Relevant how fire spreads? Setting fire with a magnifying glass (or similar) relevant? Did you think something could burn that couldn't? Or the other way around? Building fires relevant? Burning liquids? Gas? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7401 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4539 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 3:57 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Oxygen relevant? Air? CO2? Smoke? Heat? Cooking? Embers? Flames? Flames of a different color? Fireworks? Fireballs? Movies relevant? Special effects? Flashpoints? A specific fuel? Did you think embers were only glowing with residual heat from the fire (while they actually glow from ongoing combustion)? Sources of ignition relevant? Fire in a specific device? Such as a car engine? Explosives relevant? Did you think something was fire, which was not? Or the other way around? Getting burn relevant? Relevant how fire spreads? Setting fire with a magnifying glass (or similar) relevant? Did you think something could burn that couldn't? Or the other way around? Building fires relevant? Burning liquids? Gas? no to all except building fires; that's a yes | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 1918 Registered: 6-2008 |
thanx yuo biograd-kitteh *givz cheezburgur* kaylee kitteh sleepz nao...nite! or mornin, as of just a minute ago x.x Seemz as if me haz been helpin kaylee kitteh get hur sleepz laitly. As if these puzzelz wer our kidz and I wuz stayin up too keep em cumpeny :-) Anyway, is a specific type of building relevant? Building codes relating to fire prevention? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4941 Registered: 9-2010 |
thanx yuo biograd-kitteh *givz cheezburgur* kaylee kitteh sleepz nao...nite! or mornin, as of just a minute ago x.x Seemz as if me haz been helpin kaylee kitteh get hur sleepz laitly. As if these puzzelz wer our kidz and I wuz stayin up too keep em cumpeny :-) hehe, our kidz, biograd-kitteh? *giggulz* yez mabee...but if soe, I haz two dat needz atenshun! and iz elevun awlmost, shuld sleepz again...whyz biograd kitteh onlee postz at mee wen I need sleepz? would nimue like to be a kitteh? =) | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 429 Registered: 7-2011 |
Fiona would like to be a kitteh! Is this one of the, for ex, horrifying times when paint, or flour, exploded without anyone thinking that it might? (If right, do I getz cheezburgur?) | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4540 Registered: 9-2009 |
Fires in: all buildings? Specific type of buildings? Such as high rises? Or did you mean building a fire? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3720 Registered: 1-2007 |
Do you mean Fires in buildings or building/constructing a fire? Think you missed my previous questions. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7404 Registered: 8-2001 |
Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin) New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 4941 Registered: 9-2010 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 6:58 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) thanx yuo biograd-kitteh *givz cheezburgur* kaylee kitteh sleepz nao...nite! or mornin, as of just a minute ago x.x Seemz as if me haz been helpin kaylee kitteh get hur sleepz laitly. As if these puzzelz wer our kidz and I wuz stayin up too keep em cumpeny :-) hehe, our kidz, biograd-kitteh? *giggulz* yez mabee...but if soe, I haz two dat needz atenshun! and iz elevun awlmost, shuld sleepz again...whyz biograd kitteh onlee postz at mee wen I need sleepz? would nimue like to be a kitteh? =) That depends on what it is!! Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan) New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 429 Registered: 7-2011 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 8:19 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Fiona would like to be a kitteh! Is this one of the, for ex, horrifying times when paint, or flour, exploded without anyone thinking that it might? no (If right, do I getz cheezburgur?) Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4540 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 10:27 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Fires in: all buildings? yes Specific type of buildings? no Such as high rises? no more than any other type of building Or did you mean building a fire? no Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3720 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 1:52 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do you mean Fires in buildings yes or building/constructing a fire? no Think you missed my previous questions. Rectified (below) with my apologies | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7405 Registered: 8-2001 |
Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3714 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:54 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Fire Fighting relevant? yes prevention? nosmoke alarms?no | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4544 Registered: 9-2009 |
Fire fighting: firefighters relevant? Water? Fire extinguishers? Chemicals used? Fire hydrants? Fire trucks? Other firefighting equipment? Dangers of fire fighting? Damage caused by fire fighting? Or by the fire itself? Methods of fire fighting? Tactics? Injuries/deaths? Rescuing people relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7408 Registered: 8-2001 |
Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4544 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 7:09 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Fire fighting: firefighters relevant? yes Water? yesFire extinguishers? yesChemicals used? noFire hydrants? possibly Fire trucks? no Other firefighting equipment? no Dangers of fire fighting?see next answer Damage caused by fire fighting? yes Or by the fire itself? yesMethods of fire fighting? yesTactics? see previous answer Injuries/deaths? no Rescuing people relevant? no | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3724 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did you think that the Firefighters cleaned up after themselves e.g. mopping up all the water. In Ireland they don't but I couldn't be sure about the US? Anything to do with insurance and whether damage caused by firefighting is covered? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4555 Registered: 9-2009 |
Use of other tools? Such as ladders? Axes? Protective equipment relevant? Could the scrund be cured by watching firefighters fight a fire? Insurance relevant? | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2658 Registered: 2-2001 |
Is the scrund related to which component does the most damage (e. g. the fire itself, the smoke, the water or foam used to extinguish it, any holes chopped in the structure etc.)? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7415 Registered: 8-2001 |
Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3724 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 12:06 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Did you think that the Firefighters cleaned up after themselves e.g. mopping up all the water. In Ireland they don't but I couldn't be sure about the US? irrel Anything to do with insurance and whether damage caused by firefighting is covered? no Galfisk (Galfisk) New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4555 Registered: 9-2009 Posted on Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 3:22 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Use of other tools? noSuch as ladders? no Axes? no Protective equipment relevant? no Could the scrund be cured by watching firefighters fight a fire? possiblyInsurance relevant? no Bodo (Bodo) New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2658 Registered: 2-2001 Posted on Friday, November 18, 2011 - 7:47 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the scrund related to which component does the most damage (e. g. the fire itself, the smoke, the water or foam used to extinguish it, any holes chopped in the structure etc.)? yes. GOOOOD question!! ******** SPOILER ************* I had always assumed, without ever really thinking about it, that most of the damage caused by fires in a building came from the fire itself. But apparently it comes from the water used to fight the fire. Sorry it was so easy, but maybe my next puzzle won't be. Check it out & see for yourself! | ||
| Bodo (Bodo)
New member Username: Bodo Post Number: 2663 Registered: 2-2001 |
I have yet to solve one of your puzzles without you saying it must've been too easy. Just saying. | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 7420 Registered: 8-2001 |
My judgment of whether one of my puzzles was too easy is based entirely on its getting quickly solved. Who solves it is irrel!! |
