Are houses being zapped by energy beams from space for strange illuminati purposes? Of course not, but some conspiracy theories point to unburnt trees next to burnt down houses as evidence of this very thing.
But as anyone who has a wood burning fireplace eventually finds out, wood straight from a live tree is practically fireproof, mostly due to the high water content. Here I compare the burn rate of some live wood with a bit of wood I found in my attic.
Minor notes:
- Oak is denser than pine, so that accounts for some of the extra weight and fire resistance
- After I cut the live wood it appeared a bit blackened inside. This is just a smudge of soot from the blade (after cutting the burnt attic wood)
See discussion thread here:
https://www.metabunk.org/unburned-trees-next-to-burned-down-structures-as-evidence-of-secret-energy-weapons.t9168/
