why do they burn books
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Day After Tomorrow
earthmanny — 9 years ago(August 28, 2016 09:10 AM)
when there's SO MUCH WOOD? all the tables and chairs and bookcases are all made of wood, yet these idiots are collecting books to burn. what a hoot.
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farscapecool — 9 years ago(November 13, 2016 02:57 PM)
It could also be because the wood is likely to be varnished, so when they burn it, it'll give if toxic fumes and they can't open windows to let it out or rely on the flue for the chimney as it is most probably slightly blocked as it hasn't been used for at least a 100 years.
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gloops — 9 years ago(November 27, 2016 01:46 AM)
I thought that was idiotic (amongst a lot of idiocy). They smash up chairs to make snow shoes but never think of putting them on the fire. The fire probably would have gone out anyway, with that massive downdraft coming down the chimney (not that it would have done much in a -100C room if it stayed alight).
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ndb37usa — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 03:54 PM)
It is of course, a movie. I am sure there was plenty to burn besides books. Odd thing about this movie, to me the real hero is they guy who was protecting the Gutenberg Bible, not because of the religious context but because of the idea that books did more to expand intelligent thought and knowledge than most inventions in history. He was trying to protect one of the first printed books.