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Some piece of shit managed to burn a large hole in one of our local city park picnic benches.. ☹️ (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/nowhereelsetoshare@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Probably some kid with a magnifying glass.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago* (8 children)

    Nothing close to that, the table is under a pavilion and basically always shaded, so magnifying glass had nothing to do with this.

    I do wonder if it was an act of sheer vandalism, or perhaps a completely ignorant person trying to cook food on the table. 🤔

    Yes, the burn spot is about as big as a pot...

    Edit: Shit, look at the more distant ring around it. I do think someone was cooking in a pot or pan on that table.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Given the giant splotch of charcoal soot on the ground next to the table, my guess would be someone thought their charcoal starter went out, brought it back to the table to investigate and learned that charcoal doesn't look like it's burning when it's at its hotest.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    So...lighting the table on fire and placing a pot on top of it?

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    That's my best educated guess yeah, probably with a small wire rack over it to support the pot/pan.

    I have no idea for sure though 🤷

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Wood doesn't burn that way. Too much heat dispersion and lack of oxygen to keep it going.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Wood with charcoal on top will indeed burn like that. Note, as another commenter mentioned, the black charcoal stain to the left on the pavement.

    Someone had to have placed charcoal or perhaps just plain sticks or whatever on top of the table to start a fire. Noting the light circular ring around the burn area, that suggests the flame was covered by a circular object, such as a pot or pan, and the heat traveled outwards in a circular manner rather than upwards.

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