Hey guys,
At the last Middlewood meet, Dave Bromley was so kind as to show me how to rekindle the fire in the morning by casting sparks from my ferro-rod onto the charred logs of the night before. Needless to say, as with everything I learn in Bushcraft, I was as giddy as a school kid after learning it. But my analytical mind couldn't sit and just enjoy the moment, so when I got home I immediately started scouring the web for information on why the charred carbon would light hours later. Maybe I'm searching incorrectly but I can't find any answers. In my understanding, the logs, at least the burnt section we were lighting, shouldn't have any energy left in it, yet it went to ember and we got the fire going.
My scientific mind is going crazy with curiosity! Help! Why the hell does this happen?!
Cheers,
At the last Middlewood meet, Dave Bromley was so kind as to show me how to rekindle the fire in the morning by casting sparks from my ferro-rod onto the charred logs of the night before. Needless to say, as with everything I learn in Bushcraft, I was as giddy as a school kid after learning it. But my analytical mind couldn't sit and just enjoy the moment, so when I got home I immediately started scouring the web for information on why the charred carbon would light hours later. Maybe I'm searching incorrectly but I can't find any answers. In my understanding, the logs, at least the burnt section we were lighting, shouldn't have any energy left in it, yet it went to ember and we got the fire going.
My scientific mind is going crazy with curiosity! Help! Why the hell does this happen?!

Cheers,