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[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

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!

[-] Davin@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

This is better than their AI commercial.

[-] plasticcheese@lemmy.one 31 points 1 day ago

"Would you like fires with that?"

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 5 points 23 hours ago

"Would you like to supersize your fire for 50 cents extra?"

[-] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

How much to take them back?

[-] ylph@lemmy.world 14 points 21 hours ago

This is the Eaton Fire in Pasadena and surrounding areas - video from here

[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 14 hours ago

That looks absolutely epic

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Ehhh my big Mac is extra crispy and I only wanted it crispy!

[-] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Silver linings.

[-] noride@lemm.ee 45 points 1 day ago

A gif that perfectly represents what it's like in America these days.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Needs someone driving by on their way to work

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

gif? It’s a still image for me on Voyager.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 10 points 23 hours ago

Video with sound to me on voyager. Hit play?

[-] brrt@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago

Hm. Works on another device where I’m not logged in to an account. Couldn’t make out any settings that differ that might cause it.

No play button or anything. Just a static image.

[-] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 2 points 22 hours ago
[-] rbn@sopuli.xyz 2 points 23 hours ago

On Boost it's a video with sound (really!).

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 1 points 21 hours ago

Yeah it's a webm, uploaded through Boost.

[-] veroxii@aussie.zone 1 points 23 hours ago

On Summit as well. Video with sound.

[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

Isn't it Burger King who is supposed to be the one with flame grilled burgers?

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

McDonald's had to step up their game somehow, but I think they went too far...

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago

Holy shit, I mean I'd already known palm trees are like candles but they are like firefrackers in harsh wind!

[-] Shard@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

(Mc)~~Donald's~~ Dantes Inferno

[-] masterbaexunn@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

I wasn't even supposed to be here today.

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago
[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

There's audio, this is real-time.

You can also see the vehicles in the background.

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

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.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago

Is this wind intensity caused by the fire?

[-] ylph@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago

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.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

That's between 8 and 10 on the Beaufort scale, holy mother of holy mothers!

[-] krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 22 hours ago

that looks so badass tho

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago
[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago

Sorry, ice cream machine broke

[-] deacon@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

They can now legally be fixed by third parties.

[-] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Someone from the Hell department came to fix it!

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

70mph wind gusts are barely shy of a CAT 1 hurricane. When we get those, we just shoulder shrug. But in Florida the wind is driving rain, not fucking FIRE.

Even worse, a hurricane doesn't build on itself. More fire, more heat, more fire, more wind, more fire, rinse and repeat.

[-] NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml 2 points 19 hours ago

holy shit... is the wind always that strong there?

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

It's exceptionally strong right now due to the Santa Ana winds, and the convection forces from the fire.

[-] duramu@beehaw.org 5 points 19 hours ago

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.

[-] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Firestorm. Now imagine trying to run away from the fire and being sucked back in by the vortex.

[-] ylph@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

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.

[-] Draegur@lemm.ee -1 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

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.

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago

Nope, none in California.

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