To: American Quilter
It is very scary. I have seen them run up ridges at over 40 miles per hour. Trees will explode 400 or 500 feet in front of the flame wall. Especially eucalyptus which the is a lot of in Southern Kalifornia.
604 posted on
10/22/2007 5:49:02 PM PDT by
mad_as_he$$
(Illegal Immigration, a Clear and Present Danger.)
To: mad_as_he$$
That eucalyptus is dangerous; almost as explosive as pine. It’s full of naturally flammable eucalyptus oil. When it gets hot; stand back. WAAAY back.
IIRC, eucalyptus ,where it grows as a non-native species, is the largest “weed” on Earth.
611 posted on
10/22/2007 6:01:41 PM PDT by
HKMk23
(Nine out of ten orcs attacking Rohan were Saruman's Uruk-hai, not Sauron's! So, why invade Mordor?)
To: mad_as_he$$
When you see helicopter video from a safe distance of flames being whipped by winds, you can visualize your claim of a firing moving 40 mph.
The flames inside the burn would change directions 4 times in 8 seconds...but perimeter would jerk outward when the winds were pushing the fire. Very scary.
615 posted on
10/22/2007 6:11:05 PM PDT by
DCPatriot
("It aint what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that aint so" Theodore Sturgeon))
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