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[–] 112 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    NO! The smoke hates me personally and is trying to kill me on purpose.

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  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    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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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    It ain't downloadable. It's just that .zip is a top level domain so anything that ends with .zip is formatted as a link, see.zip ?

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Lies! The smoke never comes near me🧟

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Gonna need to sell left- and right-handed versions if you want to capture the market

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And a pink one that costs 50% more marketed as “for women” or “for her”

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  • [–] 55 points 2 years ago

    Ancient humans would understand this and I think that's cool.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If your campfire is that smokey, and laying down that much, it isn't hot enough.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure how many people can relate, but this is a thing.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    "Smoke goes after thieves" is what we always say.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    White rabbit, white rabbit!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Savu seuraa lampaannussijaa.

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