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Somehow this does not make sense.....

1. Who ever heard of using linseed oil to clean a couch cushion?
2. Why would it combust from sitting outside in the cold winter?

The article is he

http://www.news8000.com/news/Cushion...6/-/index.html

Linseed oil is notorious for self-combustion:

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNe...ry?id=11328546

Here's how it happens: when linseed oil is exposed to air, it combines
with the oxygen molecules. This chemical reaction creates heat. If the
linseed oil is on something like a cotton rag, it can catch fire at as low
as 120 degrees -- with no outside spark. "It is certainly among only a few
items that gives off heat when it comes in contact with other natural
products like cotton. And given the right atmosphere, the right amount of
ventilation, it does self ignite. So that makes it extremely dangerous,"
said Chief Dennis Rubin of the Washington D.C. Fire & EMS.

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Bobby G.