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Something to do with those unwanted Christmas gifts
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Synthetic fibers off-gassing, maybe? (Pretty fire rings while it fucks up your chromosomes!)
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Been doing this since the 90s!
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My guess is that it is burning off fine hairs that stick out from the bulk of the synthetic yarn, which would require longer flame contact because of the lower ratio of surface in contact with oxygen.
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as a pyromaniac and chemist (venn diagram very circular) can confirm**
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Does it work for sweaters, too? Nevermind - I spontaneously combust if I wear a sweater without any ignition source.
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Yeah, it’s very much like the burning of plant seed fluff that gets dropped by e.g. poplar trees:
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Thought this might just be the trick you do with a butane lighter. Open the valve, run the lighter over the back of your hand or on your jacket sleeve, and then light it.
Wanna see me set flash paper on fire in my hand? No problem.
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