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		wing-_-nuts on Jan 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to design a house to last 1000 years Why was that done traditionally? Because if you had a chimney fire, you could hook your mules to it, pull it down, and save the house.

alasano on Jan 5, 2022 | [–]

This seems right but I don't know enough about chimneys, mules or even houses to determine if it's true.

PTOB on Jan 6, 2022 | [–]

c.f. "Little House on the Prairie". Chimney fire is for real.

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