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Dear god, I thought that fan idea sounded awesome until you mentioned the fire concern. Good thing you’re smart and thought of that.

• DavidPeiffer 5y ago
  Life involves risk. We also suck at evaluating risk, and statistics are helpful to a point. You only have one life to live. Life insurance companies spread the everyday risks across many people. Fires spread much faster than they used to because of changes in building materials [1]. I figure if I can find a way to shut it off automatically, it'll buy me 30+ seconds, which is a big deal. I found [2] awhile back, which is what I want, but I'd happily pay for a COTS solution. [1] https://youtu.be/aDNPhq5ggoE https://youtu.be/aDNPhq5ggoE [2] https://hackaday.io/project/165689-prevent-accidental-3d-printer-fires https://hackaday.io/project/165689-prevent-accidental-3d-pri...
  • fpgaminer 5y ago
    Looks like [1] addresses the furnishings in the room, not the building materials. Modern drywall, for example, takes 30 minutes to burn. And fire rated drywall takes an hour.
    • formerly_proven 5y ago
      Brick and mortar takes a lot longer than 30 minutes to burn.
      • Arrath 5y ago
        Yet has decidedly more 'fall on my head in event of an earthquake' potential than stick building, in my part of the world. Different building materials have trade offs. Plus, how many residences (other than chic converted factory lofts I guess) even have bare brick and mortar interiors?