I’m aware of the NCIS scenes, what else you guys got?

  • @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    931 day ago

    This happens with fire sprinklers a lot, one sprinkler goes off, and triggers the rest of the floor, or sometimes even building.

    That’s not how it works. Each sprinkler has it’s own trigger mechanism, the glass bulb, and cannot trigger another sprinkler.

    There are systems where this happens, but the sprinkler heads look very different, and you won’t find them in an office building.

    • Jolteon
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      15 hours ago

      Theoretically the water hammer effect might be able to break that glass, but I think it’s unlikely.

      • @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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        481 day ago

        Yes. A combination of rust, thread cutting oil, and water that has been in the pipes often since the system was filled. It smells, it will stain anything it touches, and it’s a smell that’s difficult to remove.

        • @I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world
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          918 hours ago

          Not true everywhere. Many buildings, especially industrial, require a flush of the fire suppression system annually or biannually to test that everything is still functional.

          • @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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            614 hours ago

            That’s to test the incoming main, the actual grid on the floor doesn’t get flushed. There’s a lot of dead end pipes that can’t be flushed.

          • @Zorg
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            214 hours ago

            Dry pipe systems are a thing. But not very common from my limited understanding.

          • @Zorg
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            114 hours ago

            Dry pipe systems are a thing. But not very common from my limited understanding.

        • @jerkface@lemmy.ca
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          618 hours ago

          Once I turned a suspicious faucet I shouldn’t have and got a blast of this in the face.