Pouring Liquid Nitrogen On A Grease Fire

2015-12-24

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Turns out liquid nitrogen is no good for putting out burning oil. The nitrogen instantly expands 700X as it turns to gas, this throws the oil up into the air where it burns rapidly. Similar to how water reacts, just far more violent.

Here is the Liquid oxygen version: /youtube/video/9Floi2gQEb4

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