have to diagree with the vapourisation bit.
it would probably be true is somebody was exposed to temperatures like that and were just wearing normal clothes no doubt.
fire kit will take the most of the heat before the body does though. remember a compartment fire can have ambient air temperatures of 300-400 degrees C and fire-fighters can perform rescues or firefight quitely safely in this enviroment because of their ppe.
nowadays fire-fighters all use flashover hoods so no skin should be exposed when entering compartments on fire. but true, the earlobes were traditionally the way of recognising when things were getting too hot! thats only part of knowing when to back off nowadays.
it would probably be true is somebody was exposed to temperatures like that and were just wearing normal clothes no doubt.
fire kit will take the most of the heat before the body does though. remember a compartment fire can have ambient air temperatures of 300-400 degrees C and fire-fighters can perform rescues or firefight quitely safely in this enviroment because of their ppe.
nowadays fire-fighters all use flashover hoods so no skin should be exposed when entering compartments on fire. but true, the earlobes were traditionally the way of recognising when things were getting too hot! thats only part of knowing when to back off nowadays.
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