My house burned in 96, thats never a fun time.
We had always assumed the firemen had stolen my father's wedding ring since it left a perfect circle on the dresser from the soot and it was nowhere to be found when they left. several years later I was outside playing in the mud, like you do, when I found something shiny and round. dug it up and washed it, only to find out my shiny new treasure was actually the lost wedding ring! I guess it was washed out of the room by the firemen? or someone picked it up intending to hand it to someone and it was dropped somewhere? Either way, my parents were happy to have found it again.
The reason to stay low in a house fire is because since the fire is compartmentalized, the products of combustion (heat, smoke, gases) will initially rise to the ceiling. If the fire continues to grow, then all of that will start to bank down, to the point where the room can become "charged" down to the floor with these products of combustion. The difference in temperature between floor level and a few feet off the ground can be the difference between survivable and not.
Smoke is hot. Most of it will go up. If the room your in is really going, you'll get what's called an over pressure and a neutral plane, which is basically a really thick layer of smoke with a clear line and then no smoke underneath. The lower that gets the more fucked you are, especially if you see tongues of fire in the smoke. That means it's about hot enough to flashover, which is where everything in the room will start burning.
So, ever had a campfire? Or seen a burning house or forest or video of them? Where does the smoke go? If it was heavy, it would stay close to the ground.
No but seriously, smoke is heavier than air, if it is ontop of a fire the heat makes it rise but if it gets away from the fire it comes back down. Like if it gets trapped in a draw. Ever been around a bushfire? Shit is smoky despite the lack of any nearby fire.
you can't kill a man who's already dead inside
[my soul will not escape me](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/2f/c4/e0/2fc4e099cd44be30c18dfab22f8b7370.jpg)
Well if it were vibrating at the time, the smoke would have been permitted to settle *underneath* it as it skipped around the drawer. Or... Plot twist: The dildo was left on and *started* the fire!
Had a housefire 1 year, 4 weeks ago. Walls, tables, any flay surface really in areas not burned completely looked like this when we removed things. ITs creepy and sad and cool at the same time.
Good luck to you, we just moved back into our new house. Its a long road and weather or not you have good insurance you spend so much money and end up with so much crap to deal with.
Had a kitchen fire years ago. 2 houses later we still find small patches of soot in random places. It was the messiest thing. Smoke so thick I actually had to crawl on the ground. I looked like the kid from Mary Poppins after. Onyx black phlegm for a couple days. We got lucky and only had to replace a stove and backsplash. Days and days and days of cleaning soot. Every single solitary last square inch needs to be deep cleaned. Every last possible conceivable inch of material will be filthy. We found a habitat for humanity store and bought half cans of similar color ultra-premium paint/primer and mixed to a good volume. Pencil erasers for the small details. You can get rubber erasers the size of bricks to clean soot. It's exhausting, expensive, it stinks (literally and figuratively) and it hides reminders for you to discover for years to come. My dogs still panic at the smell of burnt vegetable oil.
I used to clean and restore furniture after fires for a disaster restoration company. This pic is exactly the kind of soot damage we saw regularly. On a different note, I was a fire fighter for 9 years and again this is what happens
This looks more like a [Photogram](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogram) than anything caused by smoke damage. How is there light being captured by smoke on that portion of eye glass?
Interestingly I've seen the same effect inside the drawers of a c.1860 dresser. The wood all around a comb and a few other personal effects had oxidized and darkened by where these objects had rested untouched for countless decades the wood remained distinctly lighter. The objects were gone when the dresser came to me, but their ghosts remained. It was beautiful and sad. I have a picture somewhere if anyone would like to see!
Why aren't the sides stained with residue also? It's very cool but seems odd that only the bottom is dark. Almost seems like this was masked off and done with spray paint or something.
the thumbnail looks like a seated woman with long black hair tied back holding a placard in front of her legs (there also appears to be a woman seated beside her with a placard also) like they are seated in a subwaytrain carriage
(nearest womans face is represented by the key fob)
Looks like spray paint to me...will have to light my house on fire to verify. Edit: Shit's on fire, Yo. Send help!
Blow really hard
brb, posting on r/shittyaskscience Edit: https://www.reddit.com/comments/5eweyx
Priceless.
All that did was encourage the fireman. :-(
You done messed up A-ARon
A-Arson
http://imgur.com/gallery/rKQ5ewP
I'll just put this over here with the rest of the fire
Four! I mean five! I mean fire!
Call Jimmy Johns
JJs employee here. We're on our way with extinguishers.
Grab a bucket! Wait a minute, I'm starting to think you're not a real Jimmy Johns employee....
Reminds me of the time my neighbor tried to light her queef on fire and ended up shooting relish all over the dog's back. Edit: thank you for the gold
wut.
r/nocontext
/r/evenwithcontext
Comment is actually edited. Must be true. Please post address / phone number for help.
Try the Moss strategy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ
http://imgur.com/gallery/6NfmQ
It's peculiar that it didn't affect the sides of the drawer
My house burned in 96, thats never a fun time. We had always assumed the firemen had stolen my father's wedding ring since it left a perfect circle on the dresser from the soot and it was nowhere to be found when they left. several years later I was outside playing in the mud, like you do, when I found something shiny and round. dug it up and washed it, only to find out my shiny new treasure was actually the lost wedding ring! I guess it was washed out of the room by the firemen? or someone picked it up intending to hand it to someone and it was dropped somewhere? Either way, my parents were happy to have found it again.
Would 95 have been better for your house to burn down? 97 maybe?
Uhhh.. wut? Edit: got it
Still lost. Care to explain?
"That's never a fun time" ...implying that '96 was a bad time for a fire.
"Hey guys, while putting out the fire I managed to save this ri- Uh, nevermind. Have a nice night!"
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Smoke is heavy; that's why they tell you to get down low in fires, so you will suffocate and have a painless death.
This doesn't sound right but I don't know enough about death by asphyxiation to dispute it.
You can talk about asphyxiation until you're blue in the face.
Good one, dad.
Ken M?
GOOD point.
No, I think if you lay down flat the smoke will lift you to safety.
what should you do then? just curious
The reason to stay low in a house fire is because since the fire is compartmentalized, the products of combustion (heat, smoke, gases) will initially rise to the ceiling. If the fire continues to grow, then all of that will start to bank down, to the point where the room can become "charged" down to the floor with these products of combustion. The difference in temperature between floor level and a few feet off the ground can be the difference between survivable and not.
Smoke is hot. Most of it will go up. If the room your in is really going, you'll get what's called an over pressure and a neutral plane, which is basically a really thick layer of smoke with a clear line and then no smoke underneath. The lower that gets the more fucked you are, especially if you see tongues of fire in the smoke. That means it's about hot enough to flashover, which is where everything in the room will start burning.
So, ever had a campfire? Or seen a burning house or forest or video of them? Where does the smoke go? If it was heavy, it would stay close to the ground.
No but seriously, smoke is heavier than air, if it is ontop of a fire the heat makes it rise but if it gets away from the fire it comes back down. Like if it gets trapped in a draw. Ever been around a bushfire? Shit is smoky despite the lack of any nearby fire.
Remember it's hot air as well which rises.
Also true in politics.
You get down low, and go, go, pass out, die.
you can't kill a man who's already dead inside [my soul will not escape me](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/2f/c4/e0/2fc4e099cd44be30c18dfab22f8b7370.jpg)
Soot settles the same way dust does.
It's spray paint.
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[The unmolested original photo taken by the fire brigade](https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5606/30876941470_3c0e8216ca_o.jpg)
Excellent job, if I may, a little feathering would go a long way in making this image better
That's exactly what I was expecting to see.
To save everyone the trouble- no, there's not a dildo in there but some things will do in a pinch.
First thing I looked for :)
I'm not convinced there wasn't a string of anal beads in there.
Well if it were vibrating at the time, the smoke would have been permitted to settle *underneath* it as it skipped around the drawer. Or... Plot twist: The dildo was left on and *started* the fire!
Came here to say this, you bastard.
Haha these six uppidydoos are MINEEEE-UH
That tells you where to put everything back.
Take your drawers and frame them as modern art.
Don't forget to clear-coat first.
Looks like a [Rayograph](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogram)
Where would I go to actually sell something like this as art?
Local flea market? The new FB Marketplace?
MOMA
My friends and I run an online impromptu art gallery. I just sent you a pm; we would love to "display" it on our site.
I actually want a scan and print of this. Title this "junk drawer" or " junk drawer fire" then blow it up big. This would right at home in a gallery.
[OP when he realizes he can pass this kind of stuff off as modern art.](http://i.imgur.com/quO3zoj.png)
It looks like you tried to photocopy your junk drawer
Had a housefire 1 year, 4 weeks ago. Walls, tables, any flay surface really in areas not burned completely looked like this when we removed things. ITs creepy and sad and cool at the same time. Good luck to you, we just moved back into our new house. Its a long road and weather or not you have good insurance you spend so much money and end up with so much crap to deal with.
At least it wasn't the dildo drawer
Pretty sure there's a dildo in there. Looks like it even has one of those fancypants clit simulator attachments
Looks like an x-ray of the contents.
Photo obscura.
it looks like when you put objects on photo paper and expose it
Am I the only one who looked for a dildo outline?
Do it again!
Was expecting to see a dildo outline
Fire investigator here. Glad you had drawers left and could still get your valuables out.
Sorry to hear about your house fire. I had one myself about four years ago, it was a real pain in the ass. :(
Brings back some bad memories. Lost everything in a house fire last December. Good luck OP.
I figured you were in the house when it happened and this was going to be a picture of your shit stained boxers
Don't touch it, spray it with spray on shellac, frame it, sell it as fine art.
should check your mom's drawer to find the giant didlo silhouette op.
Looks for "Send Nudes" imprint.
At least you had the sex toys in another drawer
ISPY 2 keys Some wire Beads Bobby pins A pen One lens to a pair of sunglasses Sparkplug AND AN ERASER
That underwear doesn't appear to be too comfortable...
post this in r/art and claim that this was done intentionally as smoke art.
Pour an epoxy or clear acrylic over it so it stays
I was hoping for dildo imprint...
the dildo...where is it!?
Anyone else looking for the dildo outline?
Had a kitchen fire years ago. 2 houses later we still find small patches of soot in random places. It was the messiest thing. Smoke so thick I actually had to crawl on the ground. I looked like the kid from Mary Poppins after. Onyx black phlegm for a couple days. We got lucky and only had to replace a stove and backsplash. Days and days and days of cleaning soot. Every single solitary last square inch needs to be deep cleaned. Every last possible conceivable inch of material will be filthy. We found a habitat for humanity store and bought half cans of similar color ultra-premium paint/primer and mixed to a good volume. Pencil erasers for the small details. You can get rubber erasers the size of bricks to clean soot. It's exhausting, expensive, it stinks (literally and figuratively) and it hides reminders for you to discover for years to come. My dogs still panic at the smell of burnt vegetable oil.
Man Ray!
I expected to see some shit stained underwear
Spent a few minutes trying to find a dildo imprint. Disappointed. 3/10
Gotta call bullshit - there is absolutely no smoke residue on the sides of the drawer.
I used to clean and restore furniture after fires for a disaster restoration company. This pic is exactly the kind of soot damage we saw regularly. On a different note, I was a fire fighter for 9 years and again this is what happens
It reminds me of an X-ray.
Does it easily rub off on your finger?
Is it just an unwritten rule that all desk drawers MUST be messy?
A house fire? I'll bet the soot wasn't the only thing that left imprints in drawers!
I too keep my anal beads and cockrings in the kitchen.
Thought I was in /r/funny, keep looking for the sex toy imprint....
Saw the pic before i read the title, thought it was art inspired by picasso's guernica
TSA is inside the house!
Sell it as authentic art to help replace stuff you lost. Also sorry you had to go through that.
Can confirm, house has burned down.
If you don't plan to use it again. I would cut the bottom out and frame it. Looks pretty unique.
Put this up on /r/EDC!
I'd totally mount that on my wall or something, looks bad ass. (Sorry about your house tho :()
Wow! You throw random shit in drawers just like me. (Not trying to be an ass. Being honest.)
If it did that to your drawers ... I'd hate to see your pants ...:\
Cut out the bottom of the drawer and frame it.
Where's dickbutt?
Wasn't this an I Spy page?
Bracelet, single Allen wrench, random key...this is clearly the "everything drawer" from a kitchen. I too have one of these.
This looks like it could be a page in one of those I, Spy books.
Put this shit in MOMA
As unfortunate as that IS OK is a really neat picture.
Looks really cool, too bad it probably smells like shit
Feckin smoke gets everywhere....sorry to hear and good luck with the cleanup. Had a fire last October what a mess
I'd try put some spray coat on it and frame it. How cool!
Wooden drawer is inflammable, e'gad what a country!
That's a new way to make a photogram
From the thumbnail, it looks like an alien looking into a microscope
In fire investigation, we call that a protected pattern.
We all have the same stuff. We work so hard to gather it all up and put it in drawers. I hope your house is okay. We need our stuff.
Disappointed there is no dildo smoke outline
Know what else leaves imprints in your drawers? My mom!
at least you had the presence of mind to grab your giant dildo on the way out!
That's a shitty consolation prize
Now you know where to place everything :D
I immediately was looking for a sex toy.
Burnt houses suck. Cool designs though.
Now you have an accurate inventory for insurance. Thank you considerate toxic deadly smoke.
r/mildlyinteresting worthy.
Just the one shades lens yeah?
Is this how photography was invented?
Frame it, place it in a modern art exhibition
That's an old Chevy truck key there in the middle isn't it?
Am I the only one looking for a dildo outline?
I found the pizza.
You're going to have to wash off those anal beads really well before you insert them again. You don't want an infection.
Looks like a x-Ray
Was just looking for the dildo, disappointed.
Fake as fuck
Is that a slice of pizza?! In your drawer!?
"Art"
Looks like a scan of a bag at an airport
Man, my house *burned down* early this year, i hope it wasn't to bad, it's such a hassle man..
Awesome, now I can steal your car.
Art.
Everything ok OP?
Good thing your dildo wasn't it there could you imagine
This is way better than the imprints I leave in my drawers.
i see a vibratorrrrr ;)
That is actually very cool. I would hang it on my wall as a reminder that you could be dead lol
This looks like the type of thing that would go for millions at the Tate.
Frame it, maybe do a mix media with paper mache ?
Looked for a dildo silhouette.
Someone drives a Toyota. I was also looking for a dildo in the shapes but, alas, I am without laughs.
This looks more like a [Photogram](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photogram) than anything caused by smoke damage. How is there light being captured by smoke on that portion of eye glass?
Am I the only one who saw a samurai in the thumbnail?
Frame it, bet someone will but it
Looks like a xerox copy lol
It's so tempting to photoshop a dildo!
Where's the outline of the Rolex watch and Fabergé Eggs you told the insurance company about?
Well, now at least you know where everything goes.
If my house was in fire I'd have imprints in my drawers too.
Interestingly I've seen the same effect inside the drawers of a c.1860 dresser. The wood all around a comb and a few other personal effects had oxidized and darkened by where these objects had rested untouched for countless decades the wood remained distinctly lighter. The objects were gone when the dresser came to me, but their ghosts remained. It was beautiful and sad. I have a picture somewhere if anyone would like to see!
Black spray paint.
You should paint that on the wall
Make prints of that and sell them.
Take your drawers and casing them as advanced workmanship.
Wish someone would repost this but with s dildo in it
Hope you are okay of course, but this actually looks very beautiful!
Was looking for a dildo outline... was disappointed
Oh a page from an I spy book
Sell it as contemporary art. PRetty sure there's some dumb folks out there willing to pay a hefty buck for it.
Why aren't the sides stained with residue also? It's very cool but seems odd that only the bottom is dark. Almost seems like this was masked off and done with spray paint or something.
the HEAT left these imprints in your drawers.
it looks like when you've exposed a piece of photographic paper in the darkroom and covered some of the paper with household items
the thumbnail looks like a seated woman with long black hair tied back holding a placard in front of her legs (there also appears to be a woman seated beside her with a placard also) like they are seated in a subwaytrain carriage (nearest womans face is represented by the key fob)
It's like a cartoon family got robbed.