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n The hotter a fire is burning, the less smoke it produces.
n Smoke may be used to preserve meat because it consists of par- ticles of various chemicals such as carbolic acid. These chemicals coat the meat and prevent bacteria and mould from spoiling it.
n Green or fresh wood produces more smoke because it contains about half its weight in water and therefore does not burn as completely.
n You can predict the weather by observing the behaviour of your campfire smoke. If it rises straight up you are in a system of high pressure and the weather will be fair. If the smoke hangs around the ground you are in a low pressure area and wet weather is likely.
n CB radio operators use the term “Smokey” to alert each other to the presence of police officers.
n 1984 Surgeon General’s Warning: “Smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, emphysema, and may complicate pregnancy.”
n Mosquitoes avoid the downwind side of campfires because many of the suspended particles in smoke are toxic.
MONTREAX, SWITZERLAND
n Deep Purple’s song “Smoke on the Water” tells the story of a night in Montreaux, Switzerland, in 1971. Frank Zappa was playing a concert when a fan lit off a flare gun. The ensuing fire burned down the casino in which Deep Purple had planned to record Machine Head.
n No matter how many times you repeat it, the phrase “I hate white rabbits” has absolutely no repellent effect on campfire smoke blowing in your eyes. —I.M.
n Smoke consists of airborne particles rising with hot air currents after the incomplete combustion of fuel.
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