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A fire-off ball — a foam sphere found at a boatyard — is tested against a burning Acer Odyssey G9 Neo monitor doused in diesel and ignited with a diesel-shooting flamethrower.0:32 Ryan throws the ball onto the active fire to see whether it suppresses the flames.0:42 The test is unsponsored, and Ryan states he does not know the chemistry behind the product before the trial.0:35 The result surprises him.2:53 No boat installation or maintenance content appears; the focus is entirely on this single fire-suppression experiment.0:20

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