Who never leaves bottles in his car? Whether bottles of water or soda and they are opened or never opened, everyone can recognize in this ...
Who never leaves bottles in his car? Whether bottles of water or soda and they are opened or never opened, everyone can recognize in this seemingly innocuous gesture but that in reality could, among other things, ignite the interior of your car .
Firefighters sound the alarm, especially in this heat of summer, about dangerous behavior: leaving bottles of water in a car because it can quickly turn into disaster.
Car in the sun + water bottle = risk of fire
In summer and when the weather is nice, the temperature inside a car parked in the sun can quickly fly away. In just one hour it can go from 30 to 50 °.
We already knew through tragic stories that we must be particularly vigilant about the risk of accidentally forgetting young children or animals like dogs in cars in the summer, but we are now faced with a any other threat, not least.
Leaving a simple bottle of water in a car can cause a fire. How is it possible ? It's simple: Oklahoma City Midwest City firefighters had an interesting experience. They studied the convergence of light rays through a transparent water bottle and made the following observation: the solar rays that pass through the bottle can reach a temperature of 120 ° because it behaves like a magnifying glass and for the same Because it is possible to light a fire with a magnifying glass, a bottle of water converges the sun's rays into a point or a small area, which in this case is overheated. And if it happens that the surface behind the bottle is combustible, there is a real risk of fire.
Firefighters warn users not to leave bottles exposed to sunlight when they leave their car, but also when they are inside! An engineer, Dioni Amuchastegui, experienced this when, sitting in his truck, he noticed a smoke from the corner of his eye. Turning around, he saw a bottle of water converging the light and the seat was starting to catch fire. Fortunately, he was able to react in time and escaped a fire.
Fire is not the only risk when a water bottle is left in a car in the sun.
Plastic bottle + heat = danger to health
The warmth of the passenger compartment and the sun's rays can indeed cause changes in the state of the plastic that makes up the bottle.
We already know that plastic is bad for our environment. And we also know that in some cases it can be dangerous for your health.
When the plastic is subjected to heat, it releases indeed many toxic compounds that diffuse in the air or, if it is a bottle, in the drink with which it is in contact.
According to a study from the University of Florida, leaving bottles of water in a hot environment increases the concentration of antimony and bisphenol A, two toxic and potentially carcinogenic substances. During the study, the hotter the bottles, the higher the concentration of toxic agents.
Not to do !
We can conclude from all this that we must, at first, never leave bottles in a car in the sun. And in a second time, never drink from a bottle that has been left in an overheated vehicle.
