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    A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?

    A World On Fire, As Seen From Space

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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    "presumably in Washington, D.C."


    presumably? you've got a picture of the exact same building taken from the exact same corner later in the article clearly labled as in D.C. there's nothing to be presumed here, that's where the building is and has been since it opened in 1877.


    "We may never be sure what our anonymous archivist really meant by that."


    paper combusts, no further expliation appears necessary.

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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    Um, there's nothing supernatural about spontaneous combustion... Happens all the time at wood-pulp plants, for example.


    I expect this happened in paper storage, paper always biodegrades, producing heat - put too much in a pile, fail to cool the room, and presto!


    Been a while since I said this, but this is really pushing the envelope, here. Or is it "Urban Fantasy"?

    -Kle.

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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    03/17/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: That was my thought -- a building full of paper that's being made into money, a bunch of oil, no sprinkler system -- FWOOSH!


    But it's much more fun to picture a dude in a snappy hat (a fedora, judging by the guys on the street) with a handlebar mustache going up in flames. Very syfy.

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    Image of B B
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    It was caused by a Terminator who was sent back in time.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    Parasite Eventide?
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    Image of reekon reekon
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    I think somebody just wanted to get rid of the adjacent building.


    And from the looks of the new pic, it seems they wanted a park.


    So maybe it's acutally an arson incident? dun-dun-dduuunnn..

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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    03/17/09

    @reekon: that's not a park, it's actually just a bit of greenery in front of present day holocaust museum. so the fire was obviously caused by time traveling Jews.
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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    "Retro Pyrokinesis" is a tag that needs much more content assigned to it.


    And I'm going with an engraver suddenly bursting into flames. In my imagination, he's wearing a derby hat and sporting an handlebar moustache.

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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/17/09

    @AngryEddy: "My word! I seem to be on fire!"


    "Hmm... indeed, Sir Chucklebritches, indeed."

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    Image of AngryEddy AngryEddy
    03/17/09

    @crashedpc: "Yes, yes, quite excruciating really."
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    Image of Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip! Belabras: now with Kung Fu grip!
    03/17/09

    @AngryEddy:

    "Well done old chap! You are combusting faster than a horseless carriage!"
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/17/09

    @Belabras, Apocalypse Troll: *locomotive horn in the background*
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    Image of cletar cletar
    03/17/09

    @AngryEddy: "Great Kaiser's Mustache! My Pantaloons are ablaze! Get on the wireless and fetch the Anticombustion Brigade, with all due alacrity!"
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    03/17/09

    @cletar: Four men in straw boaters and striped shirted begin to sing in perfect harmony:

    "Sweet Adeline, my Adeli-AAAAAAAAGH!!

    AAAAAAAAGH!! AAAAAAAAGH!! AAAAAAAAGH!!"
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/17/09

    @Grey_Area: BBQ Quartet?
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    03/17/09

    In reply to A Case of Spontaneous Combustion from 1916?
    Nice tag... "retro pyrokinesis". Reminds me of the old-school game "Blood"... "It burns it burns it burns aaaaaaaaagh!"
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    Image of lightninglouie lightninglouie
    03/09/09

    In reply to A World On Fire, As Seen From Space
    I'm still holding out for Google Total Fucking Omniscience (TM), which will probably be out sooner than Chrome for OS X.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    03/09/09

    In reply to A World On Fire, As Seen From Space
    It looks like Thailand gave Burma and Laos the herpes.
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    Image of Moff Moff
    03/09/09

    In reply to A World On Fire, As Seen From Space
    It could be fires.


    Or it could just be this dude I know who took the semester off to backpack around over there, 'cause, dude, he gets so fuckin' high.

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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    11/09/08

    In reply to What To Do With Thermite On a Friday
    "they've got forensic techniques that could pull an erased file out of a shark's ass."


    I just spit my pop out all over my desk. And I'm at work. Good job. :P

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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/07/08

    In reply to What To Do With Thermite On a Friday
    I think this is very wise. When the police come, set something on fire that looks like it is going to explode. And instantly melts solid metal into liquid slag. This way, they won't get the pictures from your vacation, but they will decide you are a dangerous psychopath.
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/07/08

    @twophrasebark: All right, I admit it is very cool to watch. And I'd like to order two melted hard drives please for my desk.
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    Image of dailyread dailyread
    11/07/08

    @twophrasebark: And they'd have a point. After all, if you do something like this, you might also fry bacon naked or something else really hot and burn-y.
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    Image of twophrasebark twophrasebark
    11/07/08

    @dailyread:


    You might even eat chocolate covered bacon.

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    Image of Meirelle Meirelle
    11/09/08

    @twophrasebark: But then they don't have to worry about anything, 'cause you'll die of a heart attack within the year anyhow.
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    Image of Dormouse: Corporate Tool Dormouse: Corporate Tool
    11/07/08

    In reply to What To Do With Thermite On a Friday
    Finally, a useful post.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/07/08

    @Dormouse: Footsoldier in the War On The War On: Here to help.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    11/07/08

    In reply to What To Do With Thermite On a Friday
    I find the sound of that fire crackling inside the computer case just so soothing.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag GitEmSteveDave_ForgotNametag
    11/07/08

    @Annalee Newitz: Was that fire crackling, or a camera shutter?
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