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Fighting Fires with “Wet” Water Fire fighting has emerged triumphant from its fight with the gods of war and, in fact, its victory has been so complete as to advance the science of fire fighting a decade. For example, only a few years ago it was not generally believed that water-fog, chemical and mechanical foam and carbon dioxide could be so effective in combating oil and gasoline fires on the high seas. However, true science can never stand still and by scanning the horizon very carefully now, we may possibly be able to detect some indication of additional advancements in fire fighting. Searching very thoroughly, we do find something that may possibly be our new wonder— namely, wet water. The term “wet water” definitely sounds like a contradiction because water certainly seems wet enough to the unfortunate fireman who happens to get a soaking on a cold winter night. It…