Comment on Anon has a bully
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 days agoYeah I mean it would be awkward as fuck to do with any kind of urgency. But also put yourself in the bully’s shoes. The awkward kid you take money from pulls out hand sanitizer and lights his own hand on fire. If it’s me? I’m laughing and wondering what the fuck he’s doing and going to watch this idiot give himself third degree burns for ??? What possible reason could he be doing this for? Punching me with a flaming fist wouldn’t even occur to me.
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Fair. My only nitpick is I think second degree burns are the maximum that’s likely in this scenario.
ngdev@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
you’re completely wrong
also hand sanitizer has ethanol which can burn at a pretty high temperature, and it is likely a gel hand sanitizer. so this dude allegedly punched his bully with a fistful of pseudo-napalm. id wager third degree burns are an extremely believable outcome
theneverfox@pawb.social 2 days ago
I have a party trick where I light my hand on fire and transfer the fire between shapes on a surface
It’s not that hot, and it’s super easy to light and put out. It’s still, you know, fire, but panicked flailing is enough to put it out
Sure, you could get third degree burns from it, but only if you just let it sit there. If you tried to wipe it off or smack it out, which I think is the natural human reaction, it would just go out, possibly flinging little drops of fire around to get similar treatment
If anything, it’s the nerf form of napalm…
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yeah I’ve played with fire for years after being taught how to do it safely. Idk about the stickiness aspect of hand sanitizer but isopropyl alcohol is safe enough that I can use it to light my arm on fire, though a thin layer is always used. You don’t want it to last more than a few seconds or it will risk a mild first degree burn
0ops@piefed.zip 2 days ago
I totally agree with you on the heat, the main problem I see is that if there’s any light in that room the flame wouldn’t be visible.
Am I the only one here who used to light hand sanitizer on fire for shits and giggles?
kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Yeah, alcohol burns very quickly and not really that hot (as far as fire is concerned). While it definitely can burn you, it actually won’t necessarily do so.
Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 days ago
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know what the degrees of burns mean.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 days ago
First degree damages the top layer of skin, the typical sunburn is first degree. Second degree penetrates deeper and can involve things like blistering, it should receive first aid, but otherwise is likely fine. Third degree destroys all layers of skin, may appear black, and likely doesn’t hurt due to destroyed nerves, it should be accompanied with an er (a&e for the brits) visit. Fourth degree destroys all layers of skin and some stuff under it, it can be life threatening.
I believe first or second degree burns are possible in this scenario, but third feels like an exaggeration
felixwhynot@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Of course anon would never exaggerate!!!
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