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Experimental firefighter suit, Germany, early 1900s (lemmy.world)
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[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I imagine they could get slowly boiled in their own water fountain

[-] r_deckard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

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.

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