I got home from work and went to sit on my patio swing and noticed a straight, diagonal burnt line in my patio swing. It is metal with a plastic mesh cover and cushion. It faces my back door and windows. Why would this happen and how do I prevent it from happening agian?
Side note: It was 105 degrees F yesterday.
2006-08-11 09:54:34 · 7 answers · asked by Artist1320 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
http://www.geocities.com/artist1320/burn.html
I've uploaded photos of it and the back of my house to my website. See if you can figure it out.
2006-08-12 02:12:26 · update #1
No one I know smokes anywhere near my house!
2006-08-18 00:39:53 · update #2
Cigarette, maybe? Could have been tossed and blown by wind.
Any "filters" around?
2006-08-11 10:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The angle of the burn-mark in reference to the horizon is characteristic of the landing pattern of a small Rigalean spacecraft. These beings are little more than 3-5" tall, and their craft are often only four feet long, and sort of umbrella-shaped. At take-off and landing the combustion propellor system leaves burn marks just like those.
The way to be sure is to check your fridge; if there is milk missing (especially 2%), it was probably Rigaleans.
2006-08-18 00:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION!!! no but it got your attention didn't it? If you look at the photos it looks as if a high energy out put burned it. It is going from the bottom to the top ion a streight line. look for a reflective concaved surface in the direction the burn came from
2006-08-16 13:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the sun either reflected or refracted on or through something shiny. High temperature might have helped, Cool fluke.
2006-08-11 19:07:20 · answer #4 · answered by icetender 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the sunlight got to it ... do you have any prism style wind chimes nearby? If there was no wind they could have focused light for a while. Good luck finding the source, MAC
2006-08-11 13:53:03 · answer #5 · answered by MAC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone having a smoke on your swing and leaving it to burn?
2006-08-17 09:53:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe light refraction from the sun, like through a magnifying glass, or something similar.
2006-08-11 10:05:15 · answer #7 · answered by Just Gone 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋