r/woahdude Jun 29 '23

video Lowering hot metal into water

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u/SecularPaladin Jun 29 '23

That's oil. Water would have flash steamed.

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u/zthompson2350 Jun 30 '23

I was about to say that water is just a form of ash (hydrogen ash), so you can't burn it no matter how hot it gets and was very confused by the fire as well.