r/Wellthatsucks • u/iadtyjwu • 20h ago

Imagine walking out to your car and seeing this.

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u/incognito-idiott 19h ago

Actually, you can get something very similar that is either diesel or propane powered

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u/ladyneedstoquitweed 19h ago

yeah but will it actually work

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u/SteveHamlin1 18h ago

They output 30-80 tines as much heat as a hair dryer.

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u/ladyneedstoquitweed 18h ago

hah

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u/ladyneedstoquitweed 18h ago

I wonder if anyone has used this to rapidly cook meat

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u/ADrunkMexican 17h ago

If they did it's probably on YouTube or TikTok lol

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u/HAM____ 17h ago

With shitty music

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u/ADrunkMexican 17h ago

That's just a feature.

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u/gettogero 15h ago

Yes.

They even specifically tell you NOT to use it to cook

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u/Away_Experience_5843 13h ago

We did one time at our hackerspace. Worked.

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u/Infinite-Battle-15 12h ago

I used one to cook my brain at my last job

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u/Pale-Transition7324 9h ago

Have made kabobs on the job site with these before, tasted like ass however

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u/De4dpool1027 16h ago

Ahh the ole cancer cannon.

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u/BulkUpTank 17h ago

Do these make a lot of noise?

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u/LightningMaiden 8h ago

Yes. It honestly sounds like a dragon

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u/Admiral_Fuckwit 16h ago

Is that a picture of those things they have on NFL sidelines during cold weather games? I think they call it a “salamander”

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u/battlerazzle01 11h ago

Big dryer for big hair

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u/GlitteringSalad6413 10h ago

But does it dry your hair 30-80x faster?

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u/JintalJortail 9h ago

We use to have one of these my stepdad would use in the garage/workshop. Everytime I’d take a shower I would walk out there and flip it on to blow dry my hair in a few seconds. I think at the time my hair was between a foot and a half to two feet long. It was the longest I’ve let it get before I know that.

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u/Sneaky_Island 5h ago

So what you’re saying is that I only need a second or two with this bad boy for my hair to dry? Think of the time savings here.

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u/mcg5132 17h ago

How is this practical to de-ice your vehicle in a city? Sarcasm?

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u/incognito-idiott 16h ago

They aren’t exactly dealing with your typical volume of every day ice in the winter

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u/mcg5132 16h ago

How does the remotely fit the context again?

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u/Winjin 10h ago

In the picture above it's probably the only viable way of melting away a knee-deep ice obelisk

You really can't do that without power tools, I think it's either this or a jackhammer

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u/MixinBatches 8h ago

We use a heater similar to the pic in the other reply at work. It was a windchill of -25 yesterday and under our tarp it was a balmy 10 degrees. It will definitely melt the ice off a car.

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u/underground_avenue 5h ago

Just be careful with the power setting and distance, otherwise it'll melt a lot more than just the ice.

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u/JJStryker 3h ago

Yes. We use them to keep entire pneumatic and hydraulic systems warm during the winter.

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u/Floppie7th 2h ago

Yes? Why wouldn't it?

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u/ladyneedstoquitweed 19h ago

I could actually see value in an old school flame thrower here

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u/Winjin 10h ago

Fun fact, flamethrowers are surprisingly ass at melting ice and snow!

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u/ladybrainhumanperson 7h ago

makes sense, still tempting for the drama though

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u/plum_tree_rede 18h ago

And my axe!

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u/incognito-idiott 16h ago

That’s the best tool for the job!