• officermike
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    11 months ago

    It’s because as the hot air rises, cool air comes in from all sides of the fire. Your body blocks that air from one side, so the prevailing current of cool air feeding the fire is biased towards you and it carries the smoke with it.

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      11 months ago

      I never thought about it that way but it totally makes sense. Thanks!

      But than again: it comes always to me and not to others. And it’s the same for the others. The smoke always goes to them too

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        11 months ago

        I wonder if it could be the largest person blocking the most air.

        That would explain why it happens to me anyway…

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          11 months ago

          Nah, in my group it’s always one guy and he is pretty small.

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            11 months ago

            Just admit that you are in the same group and you are both talking about yourself since everyone feels the smoke always goes to them

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          11 months ago

          Yo momma so fat, when she sits around the fire, she really sits around the fire.

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        11 months ago

        When it’s coming towards you, it’s grabbing your attention, and you make note of it. When it’s coming towards someone else, this is not so.

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      11 months ago

      Imma sell a “smoke diverter” that’s a wide piece of cardboard on a stand. Put it opposite your seat at the fire, boom, no more smoke.