Yeah 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.
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
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
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
Carpet wants to be on fire, it’s a bunch of spread fibers. Skin doesn’t want to catch fire. I think ethanol is hotter or less evaporative, but not er visit bad
no i didnt say the carpet caught fire, just that circle patterns were burned into it…it was a super shitty rug likely plastic threads. im just thinking that hand sanitizer is viscous and is a super high percentage of ethanol, so im betting that it would fuck your skin up pretty good. would just be a matter of how much of you is covered in it lol
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
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.
Yeah 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.
Fair. My only nitpick is I think second degree burns are the maximum that’s likely in this scenario.
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
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?
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…
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
really? thats neat. wonder how itd turn out with ethanol tho lol ive seen it burn circles in carpet pretty quick
Carpet wants to be on fire, it’s a bunch of spread fibers. Skin doesn’t want to catch fire. I think ethanol is hotter or less evaporative, but not er visit bad
no i didnt say the carpet caught fire, just that circle patterns were burned into it…it was a super shitty rug likely plastic threads. im just thinking that hand sanitizer is viscous and is a super high percentage of ethanol, so im betting that it would fuck your skin up pretty good. would just be a matter of how much of you is covered in it lol
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know what the degrees of burns mean.
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
Of course anon would never exaggerate!!!
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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.