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From: geoff@denelvx.UUCP (Geoff Baum)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: freezing hot water
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 16:35:30 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 23 16:35:30 1985
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> 
> 	No really, the hot-cold water effect is true. The
> principal that causes this also causes other things. For
> instance, wet wood burns better that dry wood. In this case,
> The oxygen molecules in the water helps out the fire, and we all
> know how much fire needs oxygen. The hydrogen molecule also
> doesn't hurt any. 
> 
> 	Does this clear things up?
> -- 
> 
> 			Eric Lundblad

You're right.  Next time I''m having trouble getting a fire going,
I'll just dump a bunch of Hydrogen and Oxygen (water) onto it and
watch it take off.  I'll also be more careful when lighting fires
close to lakes and streams, lest they flare up.