6) AFF (Aqueous Film Forming) Foam Fire Suppression System discharge It was probably an accidental discharge. Corrosion control on those copters is going to be a nightmare from then on. That shit gets down into electrical connecters and starts growing corrosion on pins. I've always thought somebody should do a study to figure out if those systems have done more harm than good. Also - they don't save lives because the foam works by cutting off oxygen. You get caught in it and you're dead. This subject tends to send me off on a rant.
In 1984 on first ship in Middle East we had a guy (unknown) who activated the AFFF in the helo hanger out of malice. He did it 3 times. The skipper came on the shipwide announcing system at around Taps and said that we were looking for him and if we found the SOB he wasn't going to captain's mast or a court martial, he was getting thrown over the side in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Starker here, #6 - The foam of death was pushed because CFCs were banned. Halon was used in closed spaces to displace oxygen. It was used in computer bays / rooms. It has been replaced mostly with sprinklers. That's a great thing to have with high voltage and electronics. Guaranteed death to every piece of equipment and all data within the room. Water for fires is so 18th century. Foam is pretty much all that will work outdoors. Using foam or water indoors should be used as a secondary or even tertiary. #9 - Dammit, that has happened to me more than once.
#9 Shut the door and walk away.
ReplyDeleteThat comment applies to pics 1-10
DeleteAnd start drinking.....
Delete#6 - Fire fighting foam?
ReplyDelete6) AFF (Aqueous Film Forming) Foam Fire Suppression System discharge It was probably an accidental discharge. Corrosion control on those copters is going to be a nightmare from then on. That shit gets down into electrical connecters and starts growing corrosion on pins. I've always thought somebody should do a study to figure out if those systems have done more harm than good. Also - they don't save lives because the foam works by cutting off oxygen. You get caught in it and you're dead. This subject tends to send me off on a rant.
ReplyDeleteWe agree on all points.
DeleteMy husband used to fly those....that hurts to look at :(
DeleteIn 1984 on first ship in Middle East we had a guy (unknown) who activated the AFFF in the helo hanger out of malice. He did it 3 times. The skipper came on the shipwide announcing system at around Taps and said that we were looking for him and if we found the SOB he wasn't going to captain's mast or a court martial, he was getting thrown over the side in the middle of the Indian Ocean.
Delete#6 is that... snow?
ReplyDelete#6, well nothing is on fire so the foam works!
ReplyDelete#7, I hope that food delivery went into the kitchen!
Starker here,
ReplyDelete#6 - The foam of death was pushed because CFCs were banned. Halon was used in closed spaces to displace oxygen. It was used in computer bays / rooms. It has been replaced mostly with sprinklers. That's a great thing to have with high voltage and electronics. Guaranteed death to every piece of equipment and all data within the room. Water for fires is so 18th century. Foam is pretty much all that will work outdoors. Using foam or water indoors should be used as a secondary or even tertiary.
#9 - Dammit, that has happened to me more than once.
#10 That would be the Queen Bean....stolen from Ren & Stimpy.
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#3 had that happen to me once, except instead of folding up, the handle sheared off at the juncture of the spoon bowl.
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#10 - looks like a potato beetle or a cucumber beetle, one of my many garden nemesis's.
ReplyDeleteThe container ship happened some years back off the coast of the North Island of New Zealand, it hit a reef.
ReplyDeleteMichael in Nelson
#7 Home grocery delivery done wrong.
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