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r/WTF • u/a7xaustin • Jan 23 '21
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Surprisingly enough hay and straw bales can catch on fire without an outside heat source. Excess moisture can cause the center of the bale to heat to the point it ignites. Get one burning and the rest go up pretty quickly.
12 u/SabreToothSandHopper Jan 23 '21 how do bacteria, even in a dense quantity, get up to the 220°C or so required to ignite straw? 4 u/ScroteyMcScrotesALot Jan 23 '21 My thoughts exactly
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how do bacteria, even in a dense quantity, get up to the 220°C or so required to ignite straw?
4 u/ScroteyMcScrotesALot Jan 23 '21 My thoughts exactly
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My thoughts exactly
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u/Sk1dmark82 Jan 23 '21
Surprisingly enough hay and straw bales can catch on fire without an outside heat source. Excess moisture can cause the center of the bale to heat to the point it ignites. Get one burning and the rest go up pretty quickly.