I think you'll find that tossing a match onto logs isn't likely to bring a fireplace to life with a whoosh. You usually have to hold the match under the kindling and give it some encouragement. Then the fire will eventually get going — but not with a whoosh.
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Actually, a whoosh happens when I pour alcohol on the logs before [STRIKE]a toss[/STRIKE] tossing [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a match onto them.
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