> Any chemists out there
> know whether or not
> this is a spontaneous incendiary device waiting to happen.
I'm no chemist; but I suspect the answer depends on the physical
configuration. Paper + oil will spontaneously combust under some
circumstances, due to self-heating as the oil oxidizes. But it has to be in
a configuration where the paper can get hot enough to ignite, which usually
means a sizeable pile where the outer layers serve as insulation for the
inner layers (but allow enough air through to support the oxidation).
Most likely, with just a few layers wrapped around a non-flammable (and heat
conductive) item, you won't have a problem.
Of course, if something else happens, and your insurance agent learns of the
"fire hazard" you deliberately created, it may not matter exactly what the
problem was !
Randall
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