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Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 22:19
Okay, my bad. Thought they were. No need to be so rude peerzy, I haven't even taken chemistry yet. Must of been thinking of something else. I'm just going to shut up now.
And BTW its Peerzyboy say it with me P-E-E-R-Z-Y-B-O-Y, retard <_<
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I guess that's a bit nicer... Please forgive my stupidity... One question, why do the fire extinguishers always blow up when you shot them in every game?
You dont need a PhD in chemistry to know that :rolleyes: it's common sense really :lol:Quote:
Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 13:19
I haven't even taken chemistry yet
Before I learned about the highway code, I was walking in front of cars like no-ones business :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 21:19
Okay, my bad. Thought they were. No need to be so rude peerzy, I haven't even taken chemistry yet. Must of been thinking of something else. I'm just going to shut up now.
I would have though it would have been common sense that carbon dioxide was not flammable if it was used in fire extinguishers.
Anyway... :)
They don't explode, they leakQuote:
Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 21:22
I guess that's a bit nicer... Please forgive my stupidity... One question, why do the fire extinguishers always blow up when you shot them in every game?
Not in the games I've played... And I didn't know they were used in fire extinguishers...
If you threw a CO2 canister into a fire it would heat up, the gas would expand significantly, and the canister would explode from excess pressure. CO2 pressure is very sensitive to temperature, thats why some paintball players will use compressed air or nitrogen, because its less sensitive to temperature than CO2.
A pressure explosion does not need to involve materials that are flammable.
Basically if you take any potential energy source and release that potential energy all at once you get an explosive effect so that goes for the energy locked up in the atom, or energy that can be released by combustion (the most common use of the term) or energy that can be released by a valve like compressed air or CO2. So when your fire extinguisher explodes from being shot, its because you are releasing pressurized contents all at once (blowing a hole in the side of it) rather than using the nozzle which meters the pressure and the contents for maximum effectiveness.
Can you give me your definition of "explode" please?Quote:
Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 21:28
Not in the games I've played... And I didn't know they were used in fire extinguishers...
Thre we go, that's what I was thinking of. I was mixing up the pressure with the material itself. By eplode, I mean make loud noise, and fire... Like in The World is Not Enough for N64 (only mentioned that game because I was playing it 5 minutes ago)....Quote:
Originally posted by Canti@13 April 2004 - 17:29
If you threw a CO2 canister into a fire it would heat up, the gas would expand significantly, and the canister would explode from excess pressure. CO2 pressure is very sensitive to temperature, thats why some paintball players will use compressed air or nitrogen, because its less sensitive to temperature than CO2.
A pressure explosion does not need to involve materials that are flammable.
You do know that games are totally different from real life?Quote:
Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 21:43
Thre we go, that's what I was thinking of. I was mixing up the pressure with the material itself. By eplode, I mean make loud noise, and fire... Like in The World is Not Enough for N64 (only mentioned that game because I was playing it 5 minutes ago)....
Shoot a carbon dioxide canister in real life and it will not go on fire. It will release its contents quickly, but it will not go "kaboom!"
If you say that an explosion is any action which leads to a large increase in local pressure in a short period of time, then a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher which is shot could be considered an explosion. However, the carbon dioxide is not exploding, nor is it being burnt. It's solely escaping from an area of high pressure to an area of relatively lower pressure.
Yes, I know tjhere is a difference. And by fire and loud noise, I was refering to my definition in the game. In the case of a CO2 canister, I meant large amount of force and pressure being released.
You don't release force, you exert it :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally posted by DWells55@13 April 2004 - 21:50
Yes, I know tjhere is a difference. And by fire and loud noise, I was refering to my definition in the game. In the case of a CO2 canister, I meant large amount of force and pressure being released.
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