In an intense fire this just made thing worse. Especially for the person wearing it. Plus supplying water to this was not ideal either. Especially as the water used here is water that couldn’t be pumped into the main hose.
This would make it so much worse. Water would just increase the heat transfer to the wearer.
Good home example, if you wet an oven mit and try picking up a hot pan with it, it will burn your fucking hand. If it was dry, it wouldn’t transfer the heat as fast.
Did it work or did it just steam cook the user?
No clue! I’m guessing the fact that it didn’t catch on suggests it’s impractical, at the very least.
It was less than effective. Perhaps situational.
In an intense fire this just made thing worse. Especially for the person wearing it. Plus supplying water to this was not ideal either. Especially as the water used here is water that couldn’t be pumped into the main hose.
I imagine they could get slowly boiled in their own water fountain
Water absorbs a tremendous amount of heat, and if it’s being continually replenished from a cold supply, the hot water won’t stay around long enough.
This would make it so much worse. Water would just increase the heat transfer to the wearer.
Good home example, if you wet an oven mit and try picking up a hot pan with it, it will burn your fucking hand. If it was dry, it wouldn’t transfer the heat as fast.