The presence of red fire shields in factories, in shops, even in offices does not surprise anyone, because it is quite logical to place simple means for combating fires in the access zone. But what can cause genuine amazement is the conical shape of the buckets located at the fire point.
Instructions
Step 1
Rational use of water
It is believed that when liquid is poured out of a cone-shaped container, it will not be sprayed sideways. According to some reports, up to 70% of the water splashed in a hurry from an ordinary bucket with a flat bottom will fall under the feet of the person holding it, because first he will stretch his arms and try to grab the bottom for convenience. In this case, the liquid first begins to move in one plane (along the bottom), and then in another (along the wall). This is of course a very conditional scheme, but in general it is not devoid of logic. In the case of a cone, everything is simpler - the liquid pours out evenly, it does not accelerate.
Step 2
Convenience when scooping
When extinguishing fires with sand, the sharp tip of the bucket is indispensable. It is convenient to support it with your free hand when scooping from a special box. Due to its shape, an ordinary flat-bottomed container will not fill up at once. It is believed that fire buckets got their distribution from the English fleet, and there it was precisely such measures to extinguish fire on ships that were provided.
Step 3
Sharp corner
As for Russian reality, during frosts, it is convenient to break the ice crust in barrels of water with the sharp end of fire buckets. In fact, such an explanation of the shape of this container is not very convincing, because a crowbar and an ax must be presented on fire shields, and these tools are much more convenient to use for such purposes.
Step 4
Possibility to put a bucket
There is also a version that due to the sharp end, if necessary, the container can be stuck into an unstable surface - into sand, into the ground, into snow. However, it is difficult to imagine that during the extinguishing of a fire and panic associated with an emergency, someone will carefully arrange the buckets rather than throw them.
