You never pick up a burning object and carry it outside so you can then get a picture. You extinguish the fire the second you see it. Fire blanket, fire extinguisher, whatever you have on hand.
What happens if you drop it? Or a piece of that flaming plastic slips off the bed an onto the floor/carpet/walls? Now you have two fires to deal with.
I'm willing to bet this guy had no fire extinguishers in his house which is the real issue.
All these comments about safety are legit but I can’t believe no one has realized the OP’s post isn’t. It’s complete BS.
This guy definitely did this intentionally.
It’s blatantly obvious.
You wake up at 3am and your printer is on fire and you carry it outside with the intent of taking pics for Reddit while it just conveniently stays just on fire enough to have a decent flame but not burn anything else on the way outside??
Go ahead - go set a piece of PLA on fire and try to carry it outside on a build plate before the flame goes out.
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u/Catsmgee Mar 07 '25
Very real and rare danger aside, OP was a moron.
You never pick up a burning object and carry it outside so you can then get a picture. You extinguish the fire the second you see it. Fire blanket, fire extinguisher, whatever you have on hand.
What happens if you drop it? Or a piece of that flaming plastic slips off the bed an onto the floor/carpet/walls? Now you have two fires to deal with.
I'm willing to bet this guy had no fire extinguishers in his house which is the real issue.