3114: Building a Fire

Building a Fire

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Title text: That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

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First, I guess. B for brain (talk) (youtube channel wobsite (supposed to be a blag)) 17:55, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

US households typically have a 100-amp or 200-amp service, so a 50-amp build seems appropriate for a this log cabin as it echoes a vacation cabin or off-grid build.

Uh oh, the miniature fire department has arrived! 2601:647:8500:1E09:1077:EF9:1351:C331 19:38, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

"Dispatch, Engine 4; Situation uncontrol, requesting backup!" 2001:1C02:1A9D:9700:C1AA:1DF9:BB49:4E6F 20:57, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

"Log" cabin. "Square" cabin. Subverted an expectation of a math joke. --69.159.206.207 22:07, 11 July 2025 (UTC)

coming up with a math joke was exponentially harder than expected 93.36.186.243 15:49, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

I honestly can't believe that 2891 hasn't long been referenced anywhere in this explanation and/or discussion. --2001:A62:587:B01:4B9A:861E:76A8:C159 17:35, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

It may be interesting to add that starting a campfire with electricity could be a valid way if you have access to e.g. a car battery (especially in an emergency). 31.146.78.31 07:08, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

That raises the question of how the miniature log cabin's wiring is connected to the grid. We see Megan holding a wire, but where does it go in a campground? Barmar (talk) 13:55, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

The wiring could be connected to a battery, not a grid. You can start a fire with a very small battery, e.g. AA sized, that campers likely have around. 2600:4040:99D4:8B00:F129:E0B5:B922:FEE4 16:06, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

I think the explanation should mention explicitly that the wiring not being up to code and the resulting electrical fault was probably intentional on Megan's part, despite her "oops" that implied that it was accidental. 2600:4040:99D4:8B00:F129:E0B5:B922:FEE4 15:39, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

I was trying to work out how to phrase that "Gone Horribly Right" moment. Torn between it being a "when I try to build a model log cabin, it always becomes a campfire, therefore when I want a camp fire I just try to build a model log cabin" situation (which is far more reliable than when intentionally trying to light a fire, without involving the original idea of the log cabin) or a more sarcastic "whoops, I 'accidentally' did it wrong". Or several other interpretations. It's funny, whichever way, though in slightly different ways. And I don't know if I care to try to declare any one of the ideas as the 'real' one. 92.23.2.228 16:50, 12 July 2025 (UTC)

What's Cueball's "AAAAA!" for? He wanted a fire, so it seems unlikely that he's scared of the burning. Is he just finally sick of the elaborate nonsense and so screaming in frustration? Is he playing along with the disaster in Megan's little diorama? It seems a bit incongruous. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 10:20, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

My take on it is that Cueball is reacting like how someone might react if a real house is on fire, by screaming. Either he's very naive, or he's just overly invested in the building of the pseudo log cabin.171.100.236.130 13:31, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

My assumption was that it had gone up very suddenly and unexpectedly while he was still peering fairly closely at it wondering what on earth Megan was doing, resulting in a faceful of heat and smoke. 82.13.184.33 16:05, 14 July 2025 (UTC)

Yeah...OK, that's a fair point. Yorkshire Pudding (talk) 08:12, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

If you stick a pair of googly eyes onto a pencil and say in a squeaky voice, "Hi, I'm Pascal the Pencil and I help kids learn math!" and then you snap it in half, most people listening will recoil. It's very easy to get humans to empathize with a hypothetical person or scenario, and house fires are generally pretty horrifying, especially for whoever lives there. 03:29, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
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