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starstarstar42 t1_iydbxrx wrote

Coffee filters are highly flammable and even more so when soaked in grease. Is this use for them, in a kitchen, a good idea when inexpensive, non-flammable and reusable metal splash filters are already a thing?

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ThingsIAlreadyKnow t1_iydfncg wrote

All kinds of kitchen supplies will burn. They aren't putting them over the gas flame. Flur is highly flammable should we keep that out of the kitchen too? This is a helicopter parent warning.

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Arc80 t1_iydksql wrote

I think the simplest answer is that it's going to take legislative reform to protect the people from this all too common and abhorrent danger. All paper towels, tissues, coffee filters, and paper products made from over 67.7% cellulose woodpulp will henceforth require a permit to purchase, the permit will only be obtained after taking a fire safety class by a trained firefighter actively serving the municipality or region, and the kitchen within which the paper products are to be used along with the pyrotechnic rated magazine used to store these dangerous, flammable materials must be inspected and approved by your regional fire marshal.

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DigNitty t1_iydsj5z wrote

Oh my good lord this is how my boss operates.

Every time there's a tiny problem she introduces a whole new system to prevent it. We have to walk over to the other building about twice a day. Last week my coworker and I both walked over at the same time so nobody answered the door when this dude knocked. Whoopsie. Now, any level-headed person would know without prompt that we should simply peak around the corner and say "hey I'm walking over." Problem solved, now we won't go at the same time.

Nope, now we have a binder. And every time we walk over we have to initial the date and time we're walking over and when we return. Now we can see if the other person is already over there. But if you stand where the binder is hanging you can easily see if the other person is there or not. So now we have this whole new binder system thing, which is one of a bajillian binder system things she's implemented. I swear to god I could leave by 9:45am with all my work done if I didn't have to fill out all these redundant binder forms.

By the way, that guy who knocked when no one was there? I saw him from the other building and just walked over and said hello. So the system solves a problem that doesn't exist. Oh, and the dude was at the wrong address.

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Dr_Catfish t1_iydseqz wrote

This is reasonable.

I'd suggest a 300% Cellulose Tax on all of those products too though, just to be extra safe.

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Lee2026 t1_iydmi5k wrote

You drain your grease over an open flames? There’s your issue….

I typically drain grease/fat/oil over the garbage can…..

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Faruhoinguh t1_iydmyck wrote

You are overreacting. Highly flamable stuff is things like ether, propanol, hydrogen. Even gasoline doesn't ignite when you throw a sigarette butt at it. Grease soaked coffee filters are way down the line.

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Dr_Catfish t1_iydsmxb wrote

Gasoline will unless its cold and can't vaporize. What people fail to understand is that liquid gasoline doesn't burn very well. It's the vapours of gas or when it's aerosolized that it explodes.

You can shove your lit cigarettes in diesel/oil all day though.

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ThirstyChello t1_iydn1ds wrote

Assuming there is an open flame is suspect.

Paper towels are already flammable, even more so when soaked with grease.

Grease is flammable and it's subsequent fires burn houses down all the time without any help from paper products

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sweetgranola t1_iydonbh wrote

Assuming there is even an open flame. Gas appliances are not popular where I live everything is electric.

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Dr_Catfish t1_iydsa8e wrote

Paper towel is highly flammable and even more so when soaked in grease.

Kitchen towels are high flammable and even more so when soaked in grease.

Grease is highly flammable and even more so when soaked into fabric.

Your clothes are high flammable and even more so when soaked in grease.

This and many other interesting facts common to 95% of the human race at six.

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MadCow555 t1_iydv8ow wrote

I've used exactly this combo as a great firestarter/kindling for a campfire. Soaking them in oil works too

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PerpetuallyLurking t1_iye1xdw wrote

So is paper towel. And tea towels. What do YOU wipe your grease up with that isn’t flammable? Asbestos?

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