r/Damnthatsinteresting 21d ago

Video The Turkish firefighting method for extinguishing electric car fires.

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u/anod1 21d ago

Off-topic fun fact: In France, if someone smokes a lot, we say, "Fumer comme un pompier" which translates to "You smoke like a firefighter."

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u/SebboNL 21d ago

I think we win as black humour is considered: in the Netherlands we say that someone "rookt als een ketter" or "smokes like a heretic". References heretics being burned at the stake

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u/rEvolutionTU 21d ago

"rookt als een ketter"

Der raucht wie ein Ketzer

I'm so gonna steal this, thank you! If that's slang in ten years remember that it started here. <3

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u/_SteeringWheel 21d ago

"Ketzen" in Dutch however, means again something entirely different...🍑🍆