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

    • @Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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      4823 hours 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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        916 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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          611 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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          212 hours ago

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

        • @Zorg
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          112 hours ago

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

      • @jerkface@lemmy.ca
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        616 hours ago

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