Fish fry oil safety -- impressive video

[lordsfisher]

Share this video with anyone that fries with oil. I had a friend that was burned severely trying to move a pan with burning oil off the burner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZGzbd0IvUE

The water is heavier than oil so sinks to the bottom where it is superheated and turns to steam and blows the burning oil everywhere. Wring the rag out first as shown in the video! If in doubt, just get everyone out of the house and call 911. You can always rebuild a house.

Other safety tips:
*Obviously stop drop and roll is good. But if your hair catches fire, the quickest way to put it out is to take both hands and run them over your head.
*Check smoke detectors this weekend when you change time.
*Check carbon monoxide detector. If you burn any kind of natural fuel that can allow this colorless, odorless and deadly gas to enter your house, you should have a carbon monoxide detector. Even low levels can cause brain damage. Symptoms: headaches, nausea, and flu-like symptoms. Blue flames from a fire produce the lowest levels of CO, yellow flames are relatively cooler and produce more because of incomplete combustion. If you're getting too much yellow, check to make sure you have the proper adjustments to fuel lines.
*When fueling gas cans, place on the ground, and touch the nossil of pump to the container to bond them electrically. Air moving over a gas container in the back of a truck can build up a static charge. Also gas flowing through air can cause static electricity. On cold days like this, touch something before touching an open gas can. Static electricity and gas vapors of course don't mix.

Safety first.
video example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gs9LvmPlJ98 (note she gets in car with sweater and doesn't discharge static until touches gas pump)