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Oops!!
See this room? It is the inside of an airplane hanger. The
Air Force bought a new fire-fighting foam machine in order to
put out any fires which might happen inside the hanger. Once
installed, it had to be tested.
The foam shoots from nozzles in the ceiling down onto the
locations where the planes are parked for being worked on.
The test called for the foam to cover the red cones you see
on the floor within 4 minutes. In case of a fire, someone
just pushes a red button and the foam automatically pours
down on the planes for the allotted four minutes and then
automatically shuts off.
Now, we know, of course, that military equipment is always
bought from the lowest bidder, and that top quality
is not always the case. But in this one instance, the equipment
worked better than everyone had planned. Within a minute, the
foam was somewhat higher than expected, and the man on the
hanger floor decided that he should probably get to higher
ground, on the platform where one of the photographers was
standing.
Within two and a half minutes, the foam had risen a LOT higher
than expected. While the others have abandonded the platform,
trying to make their way through the foam to the nearest door,
the brave cameraman films on.
But, by the three minute mark, even he is overcome by the rising
tide.
Meanwhile, the others have made it to the doors and are trying
to get them open so they can get out.
That released the foam to flow between the buildings (this
photo is taken from the other side of the next row of
hangers as the foam flows past them, catching the wind and
blowing upwards into the air.)
From the buildings, it flowed out towards the airfield where
the planes were parked.
... and out across the flight apron, making the ground too
slick for the planes to safely taxi away.
If you carried your remote viewing timeline on beyond this
span of four minutes, then you probably found a lot of people
doing a lot of mopping and cleaning - probably for the next
few days.
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