"Would you like fires with that?"
"Would you like to supersize your fire for 50 cents extra?"
How much to take them back?
Holy shit, I mean I'd already known palm trees are like candles but they are like firefrackers in harsh wind!
This is the Eaton Fire in Pasadena and surrounding areas - video from here
Isn't it Burger King who is supposed to be the one with flame grilled burgers?
McDonald's had to step up their game somehow, but I think they went too far...
This is better than their AI commercial.
Firestorm. Now imagine trying to run away from the fire and being sucked back in by the vortex.
This is not actually a firestorm - the wind is external to the fire, it's Santa Ana winds - hot dry desert air blowing in at high speed, any fire that starts in these conditions gets driven by these winds and spreads incredibly fast and is very hard to control.
Ah ok thanks for the correction. I was reading up about firestorms from Allied bombing raids beforehand and assumed that's what it was.
Is this wind intensity caused by the fire?
It can be, but I don't think it's the case here - we have Santa Anas with sustained 40mph winds and 100mph gusts in some areas, and that is without any fire. The wind is also caused by the air moving in from the inland deserts that is very dry (often <5% humidity) and hot as well due to compression heating.
There are reports that the Palisades Fire grew from 10 acres when it began to 200 acres in just 12 minutes, due to conditions like this.
That's between 8 and 10 on the Beaufort scale, holy mother of holy mothers!
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Donald'sDantes InfernoI wasn't even supposed to be here today.
This is not a timelapse?
There's audio, this is real-time.
You can also see the vehicles in the background.
Yes I know, this is just the sound my brain makes when it is pleading with my senses to tell me I'm not seeing what I'm seeing.
that looks so badass tho
God is teaching us that people with fake tits and rich assholes will rebuild next week after this is all over. See? Poor people, you need to learn from the example! Just get money from your dad's account and buy a new house in LA Jolla!
holy shit... is the wind always that strong there?
It's exceptionally strong right now due to the Santa Ana winds, and the convection forces from the fire.
Yes and no. Southern California has this thing called "Santa Ana Winds" that happen because there's mountains close to the ocean... but this is like the climate change version of that.
That looks absolutely epic
Ehhh my big Mac is extra crispy and I only wanted it crispy!
Silver linings.
The real question is,
Is wafflehouse open?
(Or maybe wafflehouse doesn't have any locations there because they know better...)
Edit: looks like the furthest west Waffle House in the contiguous "lower 48" states is in Phoenix, Arizona.
Nope, none in California.
