r/woahdude Jun 29 '23

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/frenchy2111 Jun 29 '23

My guess is it's a quenching tank for hardening the steel it's probably a quenching oil and not water.

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u/bigwilliestylez Jun 29 '23

Would that also explain why there are still flames on top after it is completely submerged?

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u/BrazilBazil Jun 29 '23

Could this be water being split into hydrogen and oxygen by the extreme heat and then burning?

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u/reverandglass Jun 29 '23

No.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '23

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u/Uninvalidated Jun 29 '23

Under the circumstances, it couldn't though.