An Experiment I Conducted Last Night

[WackityWhiz]

hey craig... 2998 posts

you got something in mind [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

I took a class on serial murder this semester, and we did a unit on arson. I learned there that apparently cigarettes are useful as a timer controlled fire starting device. We also watched a video of a cigarette that fell into a chair, and timed how long it took before it burned the house down. Less than 5 minutes.

Useless information, I just like sharing.

[mike l.]

"Also feel free to conduct your own experiment and share the results."

i put a lit cig on our couch before i went to bed and it caught fire and burned our whole house down with my family inside. im writing this on a laptop from a nearby starbucks, just wanted to pass on the results, hope they help.

[WackityWhiz]

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"Also feel free to conduct your own experiment and share the results."

i put a lit cig on our couch before i went to bed and it caught fire and burned our whole house down with my family inside. im writing this on a laptop from a nearby starbucks, just wanted to pass on the results, hope they help.

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regular or menthol? this is key

[mmcd]

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try it on an old couch

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I used to burn old couches in the street for fun back in college, and it always took newspaper or a flammable liquid to get them going. I doubt a lit cigarrette would start them burning if drunkenly holding a lighter to them won't.

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try it on an old couch

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I used to burn old couches in the street for fun back in college, and it always took newspaper or a flammable liquid to get them going. I doubt a lit cigarrette would start them burning if drunkenly holding a lighter to them won't.

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Let me guess WVU Alum?

[xadrez]

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I once lit a bottle rocket with a blunt while on mushrooms because I didn't think it would happen.

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I did the same thing except thing on mushrooms except with a roman candle. Somehow I lit the wrong end and it started shooting the flairs into my chest. I screamed like a little girl.

[imported_The Vibesman]

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try it on an old couch

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I used to burn old couches in the street for fun back in college, and it always took newspaper or a flammable liquid to get them going. I doubt a lit cigarrette would start them burning if drunkenly holding a lighter to them won't.

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No lie, my grandfather died when he got tanked and fell asleep on the couch with a lit cigarette. So they will start burning sometimes.

[mmcd]

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try it on an old couch

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I used to burn old couches in the street for fun back in college, and it always took newspaper or a flammable liquid to get them going. I doubt a lit cigarrette would start them burning if drunkenly holding a lighter to them won't.

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No lie, my grandfather died when he got tanked and fell asleep on the couch with a lit cigarette. So they will start burning sometimes.

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I'm sure it happens, but I think it's more a freak occurance than the rule.

[craig r]

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try it on an old couch

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I used to burn old couches in the street for fun back in college, and it always took newspaper or a flammable liquid to get them going. I doubt a lit cigarrette would start them burning if drunkenly holding a lighter to them won't.

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No lie, my grandfather died when he got tanked and fell asleep on the couch with a lit cigarette. So they will start burning sometimes.

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I'm sure it happens, but I think it's more a freak occurance than the rule.

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Well, we haven't heard from the OP rocket scientist yet.

craig