Power companies lean on local governments to misidentify the causes when it's them too, as they are actively doing with the LA CA fires. It's often power lines causing the fires, but they might scour social media and the internets with their ai program to find some kid that was in the area around that time that had any comment they could use to blame him. They blamed a kid that was in the area like a week before, that had prompted ai for a fake wildfire picture. Claimed the fire must have started, then went underground for a week or whatever.
Pretty incredible assumption given the power lines were seen sparking, in that wind. As always in this country, you can't trust authorities, it could be they are right, or it could be the powerful utility used their influence to blame it on some poor kid that made an ill timed prompt. Given there was no fire reported the week when the kid was there, as I understand it, no evidence of him doing anything with fire, does not speak well to their credibility if you ask me.
Considering what we know about PGE, the power company, the very same the movie Erin Brokavich was about, that knowlingly poisoned populations just to keep using a particular cleaner in their operations, not even a good reason. Or that started numerous other wild fires in the area prior.
More people in the forest. Most of Canada lives near the border so you get lots of forest and more of fires far away from humans. The US is more dispersed.
I worked for a wildfire agency for a while. There are more people in the North than you imagine. The population figures for us are permanent residents. But the rotational workforce in the North is substantial.
They are there for forestry, but also heavy industry like mining and oil extraction. Outfitting for hunting and fishing as well. The most common human cause in my jurisdiction is the "shore lunch" where guys fishing will pull ashore for lunch and mess up the cooking fire somehow. Number 2 reason is messed up spark arresters on vehicles.
Your explanation makes some sense to me, but not a 400% difference. I'll take a fire investigator to lunch this week and ask.
You ignite the torch before you move it close to the food so all the butane should burn off. Butane evaporates at room temperature anyway so I wouldn't expect it to be a problem. Propane is also fine which makes sense given that it's used in grills.
I like the idea that Google can lose copyright over the verb "to google" if people keep misusing it. So just google it with your favourite search engine if you don't like Google, screw em ;)
That's very mild misuse. Why not substitute something completely different with "googling". Like wiping an ass or sorting the garbage. In modern times of the Internet and memes it is doable:)
Because that's not how language naturally velcroes new vocabulary into the dumpster of lexicon. I have neither Band-Aids for boo boos or Kleenex for tears. If your ass is chapped by my language may I recommend chapstick, be sure to use a q-tip to apply it to your popsicle hole.
If you like this comment feel free to xerox it and duck tape it to your wall.
This reminds me of one of my favourite hungarian words: "zsebsárkány" which translated literally is "pocket dragon". It means those butane torches that are used to caramelise creme brulee.
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Tikiporch@lemmy.world · 87 pts · 163d
Fun fact: 90% of forest fires are cussed by human activity.
More fun fact: 100% of creme brulee are tasty.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 163d
100% of forest fires are caused by forests being flammable
zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 163d
We should get rid of forests. Dangerous shit.
Yondoza@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 163d
I heard they're flammable, we could just torch 'em.
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 163d
I'm on it!
Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 163d
sudden memory of camping near a logging site, when someone's less than stable friend got their hands on an unsecured flamethrower
I mean we kinda already do. We could more so, though.
hector@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 163d
Found the alt account of the logging ceo.
SSETranquility@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 162d
Gotta agree :/
DrBob@lemmy.ca · 20 pts · 163d
50% of forest fires are caused by lightning and they account for 80% of area burned...at least in Canada.
I suspect your fun fact is just low grade humor adding to people's general ignorance.I take it back. The figures are that different between the countries. Only 20% of wildfire in the US is started by lightning. Now I want to know why.
hector@lemmy.today · 18 pts · 163d
Power companies lean on local governments to misidentify the causes when it's them too, as they are actively doing with the LA CA fires. It's often power lines causing the fires, but they might scour social media and the internets with their ai program to find some kid that was in the area around that time that had any comment they could use to blame him. They blamed a kid that was in the area like a week before, that had prompted ai for a fake wildfire picture. Claimed the fire must have started, then went underground for a week or whatever.
Pretty incredible assumption given the power lines were seen sparking, in that wind. As always in this country, you can't trust authorities, it could be they are right, or it could be the powerful utility used their influence to blame it on some poor kid that made an ill timed prompt. Given there was no fire reported the week when the kid was there, as I understand it, no evidence of him doing anything with fire, does not speak well to their credibility if you ask me.
Considering what we know about PGE, the power company, the very same the movie Erin Brokavich was about, that knowlingly poisoned populations just to keep using a particular cleaner in their operations, not even a good reason. Or that started numerous other wild fires in the area prior.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 163d
More people in the forest. Most of Canada lives near the border so you get lots of forest and more of fires far away from humans. The US is more dispersed.
DrBob@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 163d
I worked for a wildfire agency for a while. There are more people in the North than you imagine. The population figures for us are permanent residents. But the rotational workforce in the North is substantial.
They are there for forestry, but also heavy industry like mining and oil extraction. Outfitting for hunting and fishing as well. The most common human cause in my jurisdiction is the "shore lunch" where guys fishing will pull ashore for lunch and mess up the cooking fire somehow. Number 2 reason is messed up spark arresters on vehicles.
Your explanation makes some sense to me, but not a 400% difference. I'll take a fire investigator to lunch this week and ask.
hector@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 163d
I've seen video of exhaust from a vehicle starting a brush fire on the edge of a parking lot.
Whimsical418@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 163d
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 163d
Don't make creme brulee with a butane torch.
the_artic_one@programming.dev · 5 pts · 163d
Creme brulee torches all use butane, did you mean to say propane?
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 163d
They spray butane on the creme? This is food safe? Isn't it usually done with alcohol?
the_artic_one@programming.dev · 3 pts · 163d
You ignite the torch before you move it close to the food so all the butane should burn off. Butane evaporates at room temperature anyway so I wouldn't expect it to be a problem. Propane is also fine which makes sense given that it's used in grills.
Nighed@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 163d
I once went to a hotel that did creme brulee in a paella dish. I REALLY want to know what they used on that!
grue@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 163d
(in an Australian accent)
That's not a weed burner...
...That's a weed burner!
whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 163d
oh yeah?!?
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 162d
Talk about scorched earth.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 163d
That's an de-icing torch, sorry I mean de-ICEing torch.
protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 163d
is it effective against emus though?
Sharkticon@lemmy.zip · 22 pts · 163d
They don't like to talk about that.
dumples@piefed.social · 3 pts · 163d
I love my weed burner. Weeding has never been so much fun
prenatal_confusion@feddit.org · 1 pts · 162d
It works with the a Scottish accent too!
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 163d
You've got two hands, don't you?
(And if you don't, how's your foot dexterity?)
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 163d
Those beer can helmets... ... ...
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 163d
Dibs on your team for post-apocalyptic wasteland raiding.
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 163d
Don't you start planting ideas I'll regret later.
ladicius@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 163d
😂
Drekaridill@lemmy.wtf · 22 pts · 163d
Sir, this is a place for dull things. This looks far too exciting for this place.
Pika@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 163d
smokey the bear wants your location.
Anyway I never thought of using my butane torch for weed working or killing brush. I'm sure in a controlled manner this might he so much easier
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 163d
Whatever actually productive stuff I might achieve with this - like getting rid of weeds - is just a by-product of me having fun.
Forester@pawb.social · 9 pts · 163d
Google Blazer Gt800 for a more fun upgrade ;)
It is a 6-in lightsaber. Do not point at anything made of flesh.
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 163d
That's what I use for dabs
Forester@pawb.social · 2 pts · 163d
Oh heavens no, the cursed devils pollen. /S
Lembot_0006@programming.dev · -1 pts · 163d
Suggesting anything Google is bad, mkay?
NightFantom@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 163d
I like the idea that Google can lose copyright over the verb "to google" if people keep misusing it. So just google it with your favourite search engine if you don't like Google, screw em ;)
Lembot_0006@programming.dev · 0 pts · 163d
That's very mild misuse. Why not substitute something completely different with "googling". Like wiping an ass or sorting the garbage. In modern times of the Internet and memes it is doable:)
Forester@pawb.social · 11 pts · 163d
Because that's not how language naturally velcroes new vocabulary into the dumpster of lexicon. I have neither Band-Aids for boo boos or Kleenex for tears. If your ass is chapped by my language may I recommend chapstick, be sure to use a q-tip to apply it to your popsicle hole.
If you like this comment feel free to xerox it and duck tape it to your wall.
Rothe@piefed.social · 8 pts · 163d
Don't do that though.
Bazell@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 163d
Wait until he finds about welding torches and how much hotter they are...
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 163d
I'm plenty experienced in oxy-acetylene welding. I just don't have my own equipment nor do I have enough need for one to justify the price.
AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 163d
This reminds me of one of my favourite hungarian words: "zsebsárkány" which translated literally is "pocket dragon". It means those butane torches that are used to caramelise creme brulee.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 163d
BECOME UNGOVERNABLE.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 163d
I got a gun shaped "weed killer" type (knock off Ali Express version, not the elon one). Easily my favorite lawn tool.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 163d
You at least have some snow over there.
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 163d
Unfortunelately yeah. Few more months to suffer through untill spring arrives.
Reygle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 163d
Someone send OP free tickets to DC, and when they arrive, upgrade them from butane to MAP gas.
BlackLaZoR@fedia.io · 3 pts · 163d
Meanwhile in the OP house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-yqtSU2zg
SSETranquility@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 162d
It's safe because of all the snow