PSA ON OILY RAGS

[Crazyraceguy]

Yeah, it's not the solvent that is the problem. It evaporates and actually cools as it does. It's the Drying Oils that are the cause of fires. The drying process creates the heat. It's a chemical reaction with the oxygen in the air.
The biggest problem is not how fast it occurs, but more accurately, how suddenly it can occur after a long time seeming dormant.
It has happened at my work, not a full-on fire, but smoldering/smoking and caught quickly enough.

They always say "oily rags" like that's some universal thing, it absolutely is not. You could leave a rag soaked on motor oil or mineral oil for the rest of your life and nothing will happen.

Jason's experiment was pretty cool though. I saw it yesterday.

 

[Lincoln]

A good heads-up and interesting experiment from Bourbon Moth. Just in case anyone has doubts about linseed oil and spontaneous combustion.

This has been called out as fake/staged, by AvE on youtube.

 

[GoingMyWay]

Here's the video from the previous post:


The full URL (youtube.com) and not the shortened URL (youtu.be) needs to be used in order for the video to load properly on the forum.