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TJSomething on Aug 23, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Igloos That Don't Melt

Wood doesn't melt; it just burns.

Not that these don't melt; they're mostly fiberglass and polyurethane.

leni536 on Aug 23, 2016 | [–]

Well it certainly can't burn if there is no oxigen around.

edit: It seems it doesn't melt even then.

https://m.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1rwxne/could_i_me...

sevenless on Aug 23, 2016 | [–]

You can dissolve wood, if you have the right solvent.

That sounds like as close as we'll get to melting the stuff.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17907779

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