trench effect by Kisko
The trench effect is a combination of circumstances that can rush a fire up an inclined surface. It depends on two well-understood but separate ideas: the Coanda effect from fluid dynamics and the flashover concept from fire dynamics.
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Comments
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VendettaWaffles 21st Mar 2014
@tomahawk: It isn't like we don't have this happen here too, some people just don't think it's an actual thing. -
CanadianZ 21st Mar 2014
least FP worthy FP save -
thomahawk 21st Mar 2014
just for the americans out there this actually happened at kings cross rail station in london... 31 died 100 injured... look it up #neverforget -
Vinayak 21st Mar 2014
This is actually a copy-pasted description from wikipedia. -
jimmarross 21st Mar 2014
@Darthanihlus Whatever type of knowledge is better than the FP -
thedude 21st Mar 2014
Man, this always happens to me when I hold a match... +1 -
Darthanihlus 21st Mar 2014
I just wanted to say... THIS SAVE IS NOT FP WORTHY -1 -
VendettaWaffles 21st Mar 2014@SAJohnston: Actually, it is. This happens in real life.
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Ryan_Cotter 21st Mar 2014
so u made a line of coal -
Schneumer 21st Mar 2014
Koox: Not really a discovery, more of a simulation.