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How a Fire Extinguisher Works

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A fire extinguisher is an absolute necessity in any home or office. While there's a good chance that the extinguisher will sit on the wall for years, collecting dust, it could end up saving your property and even your life. Find out how these essential devices kill flames in this HowStuffWorks video. Credits: , HowStuffWorks

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  • It's basically a ...

    It's basically a mix of different kinds of salts. Endotherm reactions including the salts then reduces the heat necessary to keep the reactions going.

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  • Yes it is powder ...

    Yes it is powder this is a small one but you can get bigger one's hope i helped!
    :-)
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  • ohhhhhh

    ohhhhhh

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  • What do you think ...

    What do you think is happening when you put water on a fire? The water turns to steam becuase it's absorbing the heat from the fire, thus the fire goes out. There is even a calculation to figure it out, a fire X wide by X long = Y amount of water to put it out.
    A dry chemical extinguisher smothers (removes the oxygen) a fire. A water based extinguisher removes the heat.

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  • whats the thing ...

    whats the thing that comes out...its not water..but is it like a chemical?

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