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Time Warp: Grease Fire (Close-Up)
In a grease fire, water moves beneath the oil, heats up, vaporizes into a gas and rapidly expands. This blows the hot oil into the air, where it combusts.
Added: Oct 30, 2008
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Runtime: 01:00
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