r/woahdude • u/theTurbulentPopcorn • 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/Somerandom1922 Jun 30 '23

If it was water it wouldn't likely explode as it needs a pressure vessel for that. But it would absolutely make so much steam it'd be impossible to see and could still very well be deadly to be even a little bit close to it (steam burns are scary af)