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minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·20 days agoProbably better to use hot rocks unless you’ve got good ventilation, otherwise carbon monoxide poisoning
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoI feel like being outside would blow away the small amounts of CO produced by coals (instead of an active fire).
minus-squareonslaught545@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoDepends on how you build your shelter, really.
minus-squareNeverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·20 days agoCO is a product of incomplete combustion. Specifically, it is created by ventilation limited partial combustion (i.e. not enough oxygen to make CO2). So, coals would actually make a lot more CO than a roaring fire would.
minus-squareKrudler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-220 days agoDon’t put rocks near fire, especially wet rocks, they can explode edit: I love that there’s some crying piss-ass following me and downvoting all my stuff. Whatever I said to hurt your feelings: GOOD!
minus-squareTheTurner@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoI was being pretty stupid once and heated up a rock with a blow torch. The thing was glowing red and was super hot. I’m honestly surprised it didn’t explode…
Probably better to use hot rocks unless you’ve got good ventilation, otherwise carbon monoxide poisoning
I feel like being outside would blow away the small amounts of CO produced by coals (instead of an active fire).
Depends on how you build your shelter, really.
CO is a product of incomplete combustion. Specifically, it is created by ventilation limited partial combustion (i.e. not enough oxygen to make CO2).
So, coals would actually make a lot more CO than a roaring fire would.
Don’t put rocks near fire, especially wet rocks, they can explode
edit: I love that there’s some crying piss-ass following me and downvoting all my stuff. Whatever I said to hurt your feelings: GOOD!
The BIG sleep.
I was being pretty stupid once and heated up a rock with a blow torch. The thing was glowing red and was super hot. I’m honestly surprised it didn’t explode…