If I set my curtain on fire and don't attempt to put it out for the first 1 minute, will my house burn down?

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Assumes that I do attempt to put them out after 1 minute has elapsed.

Only applies to a curtain still hanging up normally by the window, not one that gets moved elsewhere.

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this deserves to be a prize market

Fires do spread quite fast

https://youtu.be/0nAPEoPKUSY

I have a terminal value to curtains being fireless

Do you have any...

...fire alarm in the house?
...automatic water system that activates in case of fire?
...mechanism that automatically notifies others in case of fire?

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@Pazzaz There's probably a fire alarm somewhere; at least I remember there was when we bought the house. If the house catches on fire I assume some of the pipes will melt and release the water inside. And our house is very visible to the neighbors. So I think we're good on all three counts.

I think it depends a lot on how you put them out after the minute. Are you standing there waiting with a fire extinguisher? Or are you planning to blow it out?

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@EliTyre To be fair to the fire, I think I need to not prepare in advance. Once the minute is up I can run and grab a fire extinguisher if I have one lying around normally, but I can't go out and buy one just for this.

@IsaacKing Do you have a fire extinguisher in your kitchen?

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@DanielFilan No

@IsaacKing I advise you to get one, but less firmly than I advise you to set your curtain on fire for manifold clout. [EDIT: to NOT set your curtain on fire! Please do not do this!]