John Doe wrote the following:
invention7 unlisted.com wrote:


Why do houses burn in a fire?

Well, I think everyone knows that answer. Its because most
houses are made from flammable materials such as lumber. But
there's a catch. Lumber will only ignite if it's dry. Wet wood
will not easily burn. It has to dry before it will really
ignite.

I have developed a solution to prevent fires. The lumber that
frames your house is extremely dry. This is because its
enclosed inside walls that prefent water from entering. The
solution is to soak that lumber in water on a regular basis. I
am planning to build a new home very soon. I intend to run a
piece of perforated pipe thru all the walls (similar to a soaker
hose). This pipe will be connected to the water supply. Once a
week or at any other set interval, water will automatically
spray inside the walls, just enough to saturate the lumber.
This will be hooked to a timer that automatically turns the
water on and off. This timer can be adjusted to turn on and off
the water once a week, once a month, or every day. You set it
as you feel is necessary to keep that wood wet.


Frequently wetting the wood will very likely cause more damage
than the risk of fire damage.


The answer is to move the whole house to a more humid climate, like
Costa Rica..

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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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