Re: Another one for the books

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"John O" <johno@#no^spam&heathkit.com> wrote in message
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> >I can picture that. It probably took them a few weeks to figure out what
> >was
> > going on too, right?
> > That's a good one Doug.
>
> In some defense of these poor idiots, until a few months ago I had no idea
> that sprinklers worked like this. I mean, these are extremely simple
systems
> when you look closely, but to imagine that the flow of water is what sets
> off the alarm, I would have never guessed that. The classic depiction of
> sprinklers on TV and in the movies doesn't help, either.
>
> John O
> -a former poor idiot
>
Well in your defense, I agree. Most sprinkler heads aren't activated by
smoke....nor do all the heads pour buckets of water down at the same time.
It only happens in Hollywood.