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0 pointsjerrre2y ago0 comments

How do you you do this in practice?

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jodrellblank2y ago· 5 in thread

You just gave me a sad idea where there are people who exist to adulthood who have never burned paper or seen it burn first-hand. Like city children who have never seen animals, or lakes or seas or oceans, or never seen the stars, deprived of some deeply human experiences. (I grew up with a log fireplace at home, but I also played with friends using a magnifying glass to concentrate sunlight and ignite paper out on the street).

Do you mean "how does one burn a piece of paper" literally? Or, how does that person arrange their life to have a fire regularly?

Tomte2y ago

> You just gave me a sad idea where there are people who exist to adulthood who have never burned paper or seen it burn first-hand.

Done that, never again. I thought it would be cool to burn my paper print of some key material. Opened the door, put a lighter to the paper on the landing just a step from the door.

The paper did not burn cleanly as I imagined, and I had soon rather large pieces of burned paper flying inside my apartment. Not burning, luckily, but brittle and becoming ash wherever I tried to catch them or pick them up.

Learned my lesson: Put paper into a fireproof container, then burn it.

2-718-281-8282y ago

of course, s/he means how to burn a piece of paper without setting the apartment on fire or set off an alarm. it's really funny that your first thought was that they doesn't know how to burn something technically and connect that to children who think a chicken has four legs or cacao milk is produced by brown cows. had me chuckle.

financltravsty2y ago

Step 1. Take batteries out of fire alarm.

Step 2. Find two fire-resistant vessels like sink, bathtub, metal bowl, frying pan, sauce pan, etc.

Step 3. Fill first vessel with water, second vessel with the paper.

Step 4. Light paper on fire.

Step 4.1 If fire spreads dump water on fire.

Done

mdorazio2y ago

My gut reaction was the same, but then I realized that in order to burn anything more substantial than a match on a regular basis I’d have to go to the outdoor grills or something. There’s no way to do it in my apartment without setting off a fire alarm.

medstrom2y ago

Will candles set off the fire alarm where you live too?

I'll wager that burning one sheet of paper at a time would be on par with a continuously burning candle.

SlickNixon2y ago

Well-ventilated area, non-flammable container, lighter/matches. Liquor, cigarette, thousand-yard stare optional.

imhoguy2y ago

Just write on a sheet of paper, then fold it, put on a ceramic dish plate and burn it with lighter. Make sure you keep a window open and far from anything flammable. Better if you have a fireplace.

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