Article Details| Date Added: June 25, 2009 06:15:49 AM |
| Author: Sally Haywood |
| Category: Shopping |
| Fire is a symbol of hate and fury and hope and passion. It is one of five classical elements for the Japanese, the Greek, the Hindu, the Chinese and the Buddhist. It is also included among classical elements in mediaeval alchemy. In truth, man has long been fascinated by the existence of fire that several cultures believe take as fact beings created from fire. An example would be Islamic theology where exists the jinn, a creature made from smokeless fire, this entity also figures in the Arabic translation of the Bible by Cornelius Van Allen Van Dyck. The human race found a way to tame fire over 400,000 years ago. Since then, fire has been useful for several purposes: to heat up a residence, to cook good food and to light up dangerous paths are among its many functions known to the present man. Mankind, to this day, still develops ways and means to handle and control fire efficiently. A heating system is most commonly used to raise the temperature of an enclosed area. Unlike the more traditional fireplace, which is open and leaves flames at the mercy of an overabundant supply of oxygen resulting in a roaring fire, a typically modern wood burning stove is enclosed and it has air control devices to manipulate the oxygen supply that fuels flames, resulting in less smoke and more heat. A true demonstration of the human race’s ability to tame fire, it is more efficient and friendlier to the environment, substituting a more renewable and more sustainable energy supply to the traditional ones such as coal, oil or petroleum: wood. Mining for fossil fuels does serious damage to the environment. Coupled with risks involved in the accumulation and transportation of such, the increasing demand for fossil fuels is indeed a threat. And since wood produces less acid equivalents per quad of heat delivered and less carbon equivalents of greenhouse gases per quad of heat delivered as compared to either the most common fuel sources such as electric, natural gas, fuel oil, kerosene, LPG or coal, the wood burning stove is on top of the list for the concerned homeowner. Utility bills are reduced by a notch and a healthy environment is ensured. The wood burning stove is not new technology. People have been using the device for ages. Not surprisingly, the development of this long-practiced technology is in tune with the fast-changing times. It optimizes the household heating necessities for mankind’s population with minimum risk of damage to the environment and for the children of tomorrow. Every now and then, we come across a piece of technology with impressive development of the basics. Only a number of technological advances showcase such a high degree of technology rooted in ancient practices. The wood burning stove exemplifies mankind’s mastery of nurture in accordance with nature. As such, few devices exclaim high levels of precision, purpose, promise and practice. Truly, the wood burning stove is a wondrous invention, made for man by man. Sally Haywood is author of this article Woodburning Stoves. Find more information about Pizza ovens here. |
