Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire
Reblog to actually save a life
To explain. The latter works because you’re cutting off the supply of oxygen to the fire and suffocating it
as opposed to slapping oxygen inside the pan with the downward motion
Reblogging, because this is so important. When I was learning how to cook for myself in my tweens, I had at least a five years of fire safety seminars from school drilling this into my head, and I STILL had that instinctive put-the-fire-out-with-water reflex. Didn’t even think. I saw our oily burner catch fire after frying eggs, whipped around towards the sink for water, and my brain immediately screamed NO!!! NO WATER!
I mean that fire safety stuff straight up bitchslapped me out of REFLEXIVELY setting my house on fire. I found a pot lid and inched it over the burner before turning off the heat. Even if you think you know this stuff, panic is powerful shit. Make knowledge more powerful.
“Even if you think you know this stuff, panic is powerful shit. Make knowledge more powerful.”
“Superheroes everywhere were just offended. I hope you’re proud of yourself.”
“Sorry, sorry.. I’m not wearing my glasses, my vision is awful..!“ Maven chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
Carlos grinned. “I was teasing, buddy. Where are your glasses?”
“I have.. no idea.“ A slightly nervous grin formed on his face, “I bet one of the campers hid them somewhere.. again.“
“Oh boy… well, do you want help looking for them? Do you have back-ups?”
“Yeah, yeah I have back-ups.“ Maven sighed, absentmindedly glancing left and right. “I bet Nikki took them… I mean, she also stole most of David’s money to buy Barbie dolls just to burn and break them while yelling ‘I am your god now!’…!“
“Well, okay… um. Let’s get one of your back-ups so you can see. Any idea where she might have taken them? I’ll help you look.”
“She could’ve taken them anywhere, really… but most plausible would be the cave she found the camp’s mascot on. She takes a lot of stuff there.“
“Okay. Well, we’ll go ahead and go there first. Nothing lives in the cave now, I’m assuming?”
“Well, apart from a few strange bugs it should be empty.“
“That’s good. Alright – Lead the way, Maven.”
Maven nodded with a grin, hiking to where the cave was. He was slow enough for Carlos to catch up, but not too slow.
Carlos didn’t have any trouble keeping up with Maven as they hiked. He looked around at their surroundings, trying to memorize where they were going in reference to the camp.
“Your daughter goes to camp, right? She’s a real sweetheart.“
“Oh – do you know her?” Carlos asked, looking at Maven.
“Yes, well, not personally, we haven’t interacted yet, but just hearing what other people tell me about her and seeing how she participates in activities really makes me think of her as just… the biggest sweetheart in camp!“ Maven gave a soft laugh.
Carlos laughed. “Well, I should tell her that she has a reputation, shouldn’t I? Maybe it’d help her behave more, the little stinker.” He was kidding – Angie was one of the most well-behaved children he’d ever seen.
“She’s pretty dang smart, too! I’m assuming she got that from you?“
Carlos chuckled again and scratched the back of his neck self-conciously. “Well, I suppose so… she really likes science and stuff, like I do. Her mom signed her up for Science Camp.“
Carlos wandered through the forest. He knew he’d seen a cave somewhere – it looked like an old bear cave, though he hadn’t gone in it before. He wanted to be as far away from his camp and the summer camps, in case the children had an idea to wander around at night to hunt for snipes. The full moon would make visibility perfect for it, so it was a reasonable concern in Carlos’ mind.
He finally came across the cave he was looking for. And not too soon either – the moon would rise probably within the next ten minutes. Carlos ventured forth, holding his flashlight up to search the inside of the cave. Hopefully it was empty. Could a werewolf beat a bear? Maybe?
he moved to his side, curiously sniffing him though he did seem concerned
Carlos struggled a bit, but was finally able to push his arms through the sleeves and smooth down his shirt proper. He took a deep breath, but then regretted it when the musky, sickening smell of the leg was detected.
“Oh god… that’s… that’s rank…” He futilely covered his nose, trying to block it out.
he sat down, glancing at the leg before giving him a confused look
Carlos tried to breathe through his mouth, calming himself. He then looked at Drake. “Um… thank you… but really, I’m okay. I shouldn’t eat things like this. But… I appreciate the gesture?” He was aware that Drake might not understand him, but what was there for him to do?
he tilted his head slightly before licking the side his head, making some his hair stand up in odd directions
This shocked Carlos. He was frozen as the affection was given to him. “Uh, o-okay. That was, um… nice. Thanks…?” He reached up and pet the side of Drake’s head.
he purred loudly again, rubbing his head on the others hand til he fell over with a soft huff
Carlos chuckled. “Felt good, huh?” he asked.
he chirped happily, wagging his tail
“Wow, you’re just trying to be cute, aren’t you?” Carlos cooed. Oops, he cooed – he hoped Drake was okay with baby-type talk.
he purred, licking and nuzzling his head under his hand again
“Oh boy, you’re a mooch for pets, aren’t you?” Carlos asked, obliging Drake with some more petting. HIs feet were cold and he needed to put on socks, but eh… that could wait.
he bleped as he leaned into Carlos’ hand, his wings twitching slightly
Cute. Carlos laughed. “Don’t you have anything else to do today?” he teased.
The Perfect Scientist 