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[-] Alberat@lemmy.world 190 points 3 weeks ago

it means the next thing you Cook on it will be of uncommon rarity

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 74 points 3 weeks ago

Aww, I really wanted medium rarity :(

[-] grue@lemmy.world 111 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Jakylla@jlai.lu 10 points 3 weeks ago

I hate that I can't translate this one to share it to the people around me that can't English, this one is too good

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[-] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 104 points 3 weeks ago

Gas stoves don't burn hot enough for the copper pipes to be burning, so... maybe they cleaned the stoves with boric acid..?

Seems like the right colour... 🤔

I'll just put it over here with the rest of the fires...

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 42 points 3 weeks ago

More than likely just a filter on their camera. If it was from copper pipes, which is rare, it would be from copper oxide build ups inside the pipes. Of course the color wouldn't be this uniform, but the same can be said for some kind of cleaning product.

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[-] Triumph@fedia.io 100 points 3 weeks ago

That means it's time to put a new roll of gas in before it runs out.

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

It's normally a yellow flame that marks the end of the gas.

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[-] frog@feddit.uk 74 points 3 weeks ago

What Does Green Flame On Gas Stoves Mean?

A green flame on your gas stove indicates that there’s something wrong with the combustion process. After all, the color of the flame depends on the combustion process and what exactly is burning.

Source: Stovepedia

[-] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 152 points 3 weeks ago

Well, the solution is simple – just fix whatever is causing the flame to turn green.

Thank you.

[-] Korval@lemmy.today 38 points 3 weeks ago

Also, I liked the part where it asks you consider whether you'd borrowed the range. Who does that?

"Hey, neighbor, do you have a gas range, I could borrow?"

"Sure, Bud, it's there in the garage. Just put it back when you're done."

"Thanks a load! Say, it's burning green. Did you put copper in the burners?"

"Yes, I did. Just for you! Breath deeply."

[-] athatet@lemmy.zip 17 points 3 weeks ago

I’ve done tech support. They have to add that part in because yes, somebody did indeed borrow a stove at one point.

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[-] baahb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 weeks ago

The rest of the fucking owl

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[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 82 points 3 weeks ago

Of course there’s a Stovepedia.

[-] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 weeks ago

Oh how much I love and hate the internet.

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Kids these days never had to bare witness to the great Stovepedia Ovenpedia wars.

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[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago

So informative, is it too much O2 or too little. Just there is a problem.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 weeks ago

That's also the color copper burns, but for all the flames to look like that would require a lot of copper mixed in the gas or something disintegrating in the supply line.

[-] zout@fedia.io 12 points 3 weeks ago

Or there's some copper grease used somewhere, or some kind of coating containing copper that should have been removed.

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[-] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yeah I was gonna say... my first thought was that copper burns green, in various forms... probably not good.

As the page says, salt+copper can lead to this or basically rusted copper can do this.

Not good to be breathing, or getting absorbed into food.

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[-] Flower@sh.itjust.works 46 points 3 weeks ago

I googled it. It's cancer.

[-] Tiral@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. I Web MDed it, can confirm cancel.

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[-] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 39 points 3 weeks ago

I associate the green flames with either copper or not rinsing off your chlorine containing cleaning agent well enough.

[-] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 37 points 3 weeks ago

Guy is running fast towards the stove.

[-] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 13 points 3 weeks ago

It would be away from the stove. The normal flames are blue. Moving toward the stove would blueshift them to violet; away would redshift them to green.

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[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 35 points 3 weeks ago

Tangentially related. Pilot light kept going out on two appliances. Utility company came. Had to turn turn the main bc too strong blowing out pilot. Why? Everyone replacing with electric means more supply and more physical pressure on the infra.

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[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Grewn flames would usually mean copper is being burned. Afaik copper isn't usually used in gas lines so that would be strange indeed.

They probably put some copper, boron or barium source on their burners.

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 16 points 3 weeks ago

Or Photoshop.

Also I've burned copper wire for fun and the green flame appears for just a second or so, once it burns (I guess the surface oxidizes? ) it stops. If they put copper on the burners they must have some impressive coordination and speed to turn all three and snap the photo before the reaction is over

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[-] slazer2au@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't that mean you are using eco gas?

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[-] TwodogsFighting@lemdro.id 23 points 3 weeks ago

The stove of the Nazgul.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 3 weeks ago

I thought green was an update where cooking new things has been unlocked.

[-] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 19 points 3 weeks ago

Red fire burns your food. Yellow fire shocks you. Orange fire makes you smell like oranges (piranhas love oranges). Purple fire is slippery. Green fire makes you smell like lime (piranhas hate lime). Blue fire...

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[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 15 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 19 points 3 weeks ago

Gone all mouldy

[-] BlackLaZoR@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Looks Photoshoped. You can get slightly greenish hue in flame if you use brass burners. But it's definetly not as prominent as on that picture

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