# Being the last poster of a thread and then it dies

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 11, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751 "2018-07-11T21:02:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Plutonium\_Chef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/plutonium_chef/32/11211_2.png) [@Plutonium\_Chef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plutonium_Chef)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-the-last-poster-of-a-thread-and-then-it-dies/817751/3092 "2025-06-13T23:03:13Z")

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[Is there enough oxygen at the top of Mount Everest to start a fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-enough-oxygen-at-the-top-of-mount-everest-to-start-a-fire/1019071/24)

After 23 posts speculating on the topic, I suggested a _laboratory_ experiment.

It’s been ten days with no more speculation. Maybe someday somebody will conduct an experiment and post the results… 🤔

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