How fast does it work?
3 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:21:45 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Where do you put those, Bob?
- Oh, tell Stone, will you, sir?
- Right.
- Say, what will this thermite do?
- This is S.O.P... Standard Operating Procedure for removing ice...
- Hook this wire up, will you, lieutenant? It just melts it.
- It will uncover the whole saucer in 30 seconds.
- Okay, Bob, hook her up. We'll try the stabilizer first. Use the other one if we need it.
[...]