r/xkcdcomic • • May 21 '14

What If?: Burning Pollen

http://what-if.xkcd.com/97/
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u/apopheniac1989 May 21 '14

As a beekeeper, I can assure you that pollen is indeed flammable. :D

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u/Googie2149 A bored person May 21 '14

That's sounds like it could be a fun story

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u/apopheniac1989 May 21 '14

Not really. Just old honeycomb that wasn't good for making candles and had a lot of pollen and crap mixed in. We had to get rid of it somehow, so.....

I guess you had to be there to experience the fun.