The new guy tried to cool a mold with a garden hose

We had a trainee, Kyle, start at our shop in Akron about six months ago. He was super eager, but on his second day, he saw a hot sand mold and ran to grab a garden hose from outside. He was about to spray it down right there on the floor before our foreman, Dave, literally tackled him. Dave just yelled, 'You wanna make a steam bomb, kid?'. We all cracked up, but it was a close call. Anyone else have a story about a new hire's wild idea that almost went really wrong?

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viola_ward26d ago

What did he think was gonna happen, instant cold castings? Thank god Dave was faster than Kyle's bright ideas, that could've taken out a wall. Kid probably thought he was watering a really hot plant. At least it makes for a good story now, but man, some people just don't get how metal works.

the_oscar25d ago

My cousin tried that with a car engine once.

davis.ruby26d ago

Hey, maybe he was just trying to cool it down faster!

verawhite25d ago

Kyle's lucky Dave was paying attention, that could've been a real mess. I'm with viola_ward, some folks just don't get how dangerous that steam can be. My uncle worked in a foundry and said the new guy stories were always the wildest.