House under threat from Bush Fire?
Scared of being burnt alive?


Flee to the bathroom, fill up the bath with cold water. *IMPORTANT* Take a straw!

Put coins in your pocket to help keep you sunk to the bottom and use the strw to breath. You will stay cold BUT ALIVE while the flames burn down your house.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 15:52, 6 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

This is still going on for a lot of us mate.

At least 166 people are dead and 24 blazes remain out of control as Victoria's bushfire crisis enters its fourth day.
( enoughblueskyforsailorstrousers, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 19:41, Reply)

You'll want to skip Sickipedia this week too then.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Mon 9 Feb 2009, 20:23, Reply)

I don't see what the problem is really.
I mean, ok, a couple of bits of charcoal have escaped from the barbie. Cooked your shrimp though right?
(powervator and NONE SHALL PASS, Thu 12 Feb 2009, 15:31, Reply)

A modification.....
....is required as currently this will still result in death.

Instead of a straw, use 6 foot of hose (the shower hose will be fine). Push some damp cotton wool down the end (not too tightly) to serve as a smoke filter, and hold the end out of the water with your foot. Ensure the rest of the hose runs underwater to your mouth.

This will remove excess smoke, and also cool the superheated air to a point where u can actually breathe it.

I personally would also leave the tap running, and use lukewarm water. No point being chilly, if it's so hot it can boil the water, you're dead anyway.
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Thu 12 Feb 2009, 15:02, Reply)

OK perhaps my first attempt was flawed and could be modified.

A shelter may be required over the top of the bath to prevent debris falling in and injuring you and your family.

Also run the majority of the hose through a bath of ice water to ensure cooler air supply.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Thu 12 Feb 2009, 16:21, Reply)

Been tried...
...victim died of third degree burns from boiling water.
(emadex thinks the world will end on, Tue 24 Feb 2009, 23:50, Reply)