What's best for putting out fires: water, sand, dirt??

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08-20-2007, 04:56 PM

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What\'s best for putting out fires: water, sand, dirt??

I'm talking by weight.

Say you have a helicopter with a maximum weight lifting capacity, with which you can dump sand, water, or dirt at a big fire. What's better for putting it out?

Is there a natural mineral that's even better?

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