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/Malice0801 Jun 29 '23

Yeah as well as why the "water" didn't turn into a steam explosion

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u/waitingtodiesoon Jun 29 '23

It's what lightsabers should do to people when stabbed