Can any one tell me why candles and electrical stuff stand a better chance of starting a fire when left on for ten hours when you are away from home , But never start a fire while being used ten hours when you are home?
2007-02-05 12:14:52 · 5 answers · asked by jimboblaroy 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I asked my friend...one time...why is it...that it is so difficult to set a fire in the fireplace? when fires just start...I mean,...I have stood over that fireplace and, tried for hours to get a good fire going...to no avail.
my answer is ? i dont know but i know what you mean
2007-02-05 12:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by Winters child 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the statistical chance of a fire starting with equipment use is the same whether you're home or not. It's just that the fires that start when you're there tend to be put out faster and cause less damage than the ones that start when you're not. So the ones that occur when you're away get reported on more often and stick in your memory more. So cognitively they seem to happen more often.
2007-02-05 15:08:08 · answer #2 · answered by Critter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just the way things happen ... when you are home, you tend to monitor the situations more than you think, and fires can't start
2007-02-05 12:26:11 · answer #3 · answered by Special K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imps of mischief
2007-02-05 12:33:17 · answer #4 · answered by ghost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Murphy's Law! :)
2007-02-05 12:36:35 · answer #5 · answered by Michael 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋