Comments on: Turn Paper in Fireplace Bricks http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/ Your Daily Updated Fun, Gadget and Games Blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:12:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: BurnBabyBurn http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-28465 BurnBabyBurn Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:10:17 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-28465 This is a great idea. It does get old when everyone complains about burning wood. What a great way to recycle. I would not worry about people burning wood. You should worry more about 6 billion people in the world creating moe pollution driving cars than a few people burnng wood This is a great idea. It does get old when everyone complains about burning wood. What a great way to recycle. I would not worry about people burning wood. You should worry more about 6 billion people in the world creating moe pollution driving cars than a few people burnng wood

]]> By: light http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-22519 light Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:46:23 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-22519 dark: You've missed something here: by compressing the newspapers together tightly enough (water helps with the binding) the "brick" will burn quite slowly. In fact, burn times are comparable to those of a standard log. The ink is usually petroleum-based, which aids in the initial ignition. Old tech though, soaked newspapers have been used in fireplaces (at once upon a time, soaked money/cash in post-war Germany) for quite a while now... dark: You’ve missed something here: by compressing the newspapers together tightly enough (water helps with the binding) the “brick” will burn quite slowly. In fact, burn times are comparable to those of a standard log.

The ink is usually petroleum-based, which aids in the initial ignition.

Old tech though, soaked newspapers have been used in fireplaces (at once upon a time, soaked money/cash in post-war Germany) for quite a while now…

]]> By: Tarmo Toikkanen http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20763 Tarmo Toikkanen Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:58:56 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20763 My grand-mother had a device for making paper brickettes for burning in the 50s in Finland. So nothing new here. My grand-mother had a device for making paper brickettes for burning in the 50s in Finland. So nothing new here.

]]> By: The Newspaper Brick Maker - SlashGear http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20739 The Newspaper Brick Maker - SlashGear Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:54:13 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20739 [...] least it’s fairly inexpensive to try, if it doesn’t work you’re only out $29.95. Turn Paper in Fireplace Bricks [via random good [...] [...] least it’s fairly inexpensive to try, if it doesn’t work you’re only out $29.95. Turn Paper in Fireplace Bricks [via random good [...]

]]> By: RGS http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20709 RGS Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:47:52 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20709 But just to start a fire, using one of the paper blocks won't hurt. Better than using firelighters! But just to start a fire, using one of the paper blocks won’t hurt. Better than using firelighters!

]]> By: Ruffe http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20708 Ruffe Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20708 I completely agree. I completely agree.

]]> By: dark http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20705 dark Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:16:37 +0000 http://www.random-good-stuff.com/2007/12/09/turn-paper-in-fireplace-bricks/#comment-20705 This is a *very* stupid idea! The burning of paper (with the ink or other printing substance) releases considerable amount of pollution in the air. Also paper burns really fast producing very low amount of heat. Recycling is a *much* better because of the lower negative environmental impact of the process. This is a *very* stupid idea! The burning of paper (with the ink or other printing substance) releases considerable amount of pollution in the air. Also paper burns really fast producing very low amount of heat.
Recycling is a *much* better because of the lower negative environmental impact of the process.

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