tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104876164407381915.post6760875894129463551..comments2022-06-06T03:39:47.890-07:00Comments on Complex Matters: The blizzard of ’09: Another lesson in thermodynamics.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514301100480098429noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104876164407381915.post-48155112034342599712009-12-27T16:24:15.958-08:002009-12-27T16:24:15.958-08:00Thank you! (But of course if the temperature of y...Thank you! (But of course if the temperature of your house depended on Duraflame versus wood, I'm sure any information on the relative merits would suddenly seem extremely interesting --- no matter who was discussing it).Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514301100480098429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104876164407381915.post-25372652582724210912009-12-27T11:51:44.807-08:002009-12-27T11:51:44.807-08:00Oh, Steve, you're the only person I know who c...Oh, Steve, you're the only person I know who could discuss the scientific merits of Duraflame and still sound interesting. :)Nuntiyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104876164407381915.post-3645640023397232742009-12-24T07:11:46.001-08:002009-12-24T07:11:46.001-08:00Duraflame is made mostly of wax which burns at a p...Duraflame is made mostly of wax which burns at a pretty low temperature compared to wood. That is true. But then again, it burns for a long time compared to a piece of wood. I suspect that the total energy stored in a Duraflame is actually larger than the energy stored in a piece of wood of the same weight-- it just comes out more slowly. <br /><br />In fact on this website, http://www.duraflame.com/aa_faq/faq01.php# <br />it says duraflame has twice the energy content of regular wood.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514301100480098429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9104876164407381915.post-30197233922792396202009-12-23T09:51:39.142-08:002009-12-23T09:51:39.142-08:00I was in DC too, in a house with a wood stove in c...I was in DC too, in a house with a wood stove in constant use. But I was told by our host that Duraflame burns at a lower temperature than wood and thus provides less heat. True?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895863749120353061noreply@blogger.com