• Benjaben@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Blech, I’ve heard stories in my industrial automation days of people being clipped by invisible high pressure steam leaks. No frickin thank you, regular stovetop steam jacks me up frequently enough.

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      1 month ago

      Well, now this is on my list of invisible things that scare me:

      • Radiation
      • Methanol fires
      • Supercritical steam jets
      • Benjaben@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Not quite invisible but you could also splash and wade into a pool of strong acid thinking it was water, during what first seemed like a somewhat routine FUBAR maintenance situation…filling your boots etc.

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          1 month ago

          Definitely dangerous, but I’m less scared of that one. I’ve got detectors for that, and that’s more of a “go peacefully in your sleep” kind of danger.

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        1 month ago

        The regular ones will kill you as well. Boiling water on a stove is nothing compared to steam under pressure.