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Can we talk about those 'instant' fire starter cubes?

I tried a pack of those wax and sawdust cubes on a trip to the Pine Barrens, and they just made a ton of black smoke for five minutes before fizzling out. My buddy said I should have broken them up first, but the box said to just light the whole thing. Has anyone actually gotten these things to work right without a hassle?
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the_blair
the_blair2d ago
The box is wrong, you always have to break those cubes into quarters first.
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mark_cooper
Actually, breaking them up works way better.
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dylan750
dylan7508h ago
Guess the box forgot to mention you need a degree in fire cube engineering. @the_blair is right, breaking them up is the only way to avoid a smoke show. Those things are basically a prank in a cardboard box.
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