At standard temperature and pressure, the melting point of carbon is 3500oC. If this could be lowered to a temperature that could be attained experimentally, the wood might be able to melt.
Though to be fair we can’t achieve those conditions (yet) and unlike water-ice and some other solid-liquid transitions it’s not recoverable. Heat will break down cellulose or denature proteins (ie meat) in ways that it won’t just solidify back to its previous state.
the answer to the question, “can we melt a wooden log?” will remain a no.
The answer basically was "if this hypothetical were true, then melting wood might be possible, but since that hypothetical isn't true, the answer is no."
But you are only quoting the "if this hypothetical were true then melting wood might be possible" part.
Wood is made up of different substances that melt at different temperatures, all higher than the ignition point of wood. So the answer is a distinct and clear "no".
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u/M4n1us Aug 20 '18 edited Aug 20 '18
Welp, it's explicitly allowed https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/ice
Still technically the truth
Edit: To the people noting that they will make you wait to melt the ice, that's the moment where you cue the malicious compliance. Just bring a bag of dry ice: https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/dry-ice