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Re:Peat fires continue to burn at air temperature of -50C in... by ivanhoe on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @05:05PM (#25934692)
Fires are less likely to ignite in very cold weather as the environment is taking energy out of the reaction. Once it gets going cold doesn't matter much.
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Re:Peat fires continue to burn at air temperature of -50C in... by ashtonkem on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:37PM (#25936447)
To a running fire, everything is cold.
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Re:Peat fires continue to burn at air temperature of -50C in... by number6 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @01:48AM (#25938971)
Poetic. I love it.
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Re:Peat fires continue to burn at air temperature of -50C in... by cratermoon on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @07:40PM (#25936476)
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/to...
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Re:Peat fires continue to burn at air temperature of -50C in... by ivanhoe on Friday January 29, 2021 @11:14AM (#25958820)
Wow, this brings memories, I remember reading this story when I was around 9-10 y/o. Is it from the Tales of the North?
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