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Why do we poke at campfires?

When the night is peaceful and the stars are beaming down, and the fire crackles and purrs (yes, fire purrs), and you’re in the semi-sleepy state .One of the best feelings, is poking a campfire with a stick but why do we do it ?


The reasons we are so entranced by fire are not well understood at a scientific level. Certainly, perpetual motion has something to do with it, along with it being a multi sensory and attention-focusing activity. It has even been shown that a fireside experience can be good for our health by lowering blood pressure. So in a way its a form of meditation . And it doesn’t matter if your at home sitting around a fire with friends or camping . There is only one person that tends to the fire and has that special stick they found to use as a poker . Or some even have a special poker they had made .


So why do we do it no reason really it is just a thing we automatically do and it helps us relax and helps us stop and enjoy the moment of the peaceful sound of nature and the of the fire .



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