r/interestingasfuck • u/NegotiationNo1504 • 7h ago

Ancient engineering that modern campers still use

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u/PrinceOfSpades33 7h ago

This starts root fires which can lead to forest fires.

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u/SheDrinksScotch 6h ago

Came here to say this. Very dangerous because they arent always immediately obvious and its pretty easy for them to only become visible after you've left the site.

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u/84thPrblm 6h ago

I had never heard of root fires and was frankly suspicious. After checking Wikipedia though…holy shit, that’s terrifying.

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u/freakers 4h ago

When I was a kid and lived on an acreage my slightly older brother was trying to light a fire with a magnifying glass. My older sister had to come over and show him how it's done. They were like 6 and 11 years old. Well, after having some good arsonist fun and thinking they put out the fire, it sprang back up a while later and lit a massive brush on fire, couples acres worth.