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Why do people light their fireplaces in dense neighborhoods? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Trilogy3452@lemmy.world to c/seattle@lemmy.world
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Is electric heating not common? Trying to cool my apt but all the smoke comes in

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[–] tallwookie@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

a controlled fire has this calming, relaxing effect - it's probably a subconscious/instinctual remnant of our ancient ancestors. it's useful, warms the place up, is pretty entertaining to watch, you can use it to make smores, and it's super cheap. like, wood literally grows on trees.