The water has a tendency to evaporate if heated; this will quickly absorb any heat, and thus reduce the fire.
Because water and fire don't work well together. This is why fire fighters use water to put out fires.
Large chunks of wood are difficult to start burning. Kerosene OTOH lights up easily. So a splash of kerosene is a simple way - but a bit dangerous - to get a fire going.
it turns into coal
It is difficult to ignite wood or coal using a lit match. The match would burn down and singe your fingers long before the wood or coal would light. Using kindling of dry wood shaving, or thin twigs and dry grass, or paper (with or without kerosene), will ignite with one match and burn long enough to light a fire of wood or coal.
for wood to burn you need fire
Because water and fire don't work well together. This is why fire fighters use water to put out fires.
Trying to start a fire with damp wood is very difficult. When I backpack I always carry some tinder (dry shavings) to start a fire. Wet wood will not burn unless the fire is hot enough to evaporate the water that is in the wood. You can burn damp wood on an already burning fire but it will not burn as hot. Wet wood tends to smoke a lot and may go out on a small fire that does not have a good coal base. I have had to use damp wood to start a fire before but I had to shave down the wood until I found dry wood inside. Once you get a small fire started gradually add wood until you can get a hot fire. Too much wet wood at once can put out a fire. Not a good thing when you are cold and wet. Be patient.
Carpenter ants prefer dead, damp wood to build their nests in.
1.) Get wood. 2.) Pile wood. 3.) Get wood lit on fire.
First you get wood. Then you go to the fire pit. Tap on it. It will make fire. Tap that. Then you rub on the wood. When you do it enough it will say blow. Then you blow. Walla you have a fire.
Would you help me carry in some wood to build a fire?
You can build something with wood, like fire and stuff.
It is difficult to burn green wood. So you could consult the fire department. They should be consulted to prevent the fire from spreading.
Wood swells when damp and contracts when there is no moisture eg it dries out
It depends if the wood is damp or dry; if damp, then wood is much better - although still much worse than metals. However, if the wood is dried - oven dry is the technical term - then glass and wood are about the same.
100 kilometres
Yes, especially if it gets damp!