What is Tinder?
{{about|the firemaking material|the dating app|Tinder (app)}} [[File:Sparks 20060114 757.jpg|170px|thumb|Sparks from a tinder fire]] '''Tinder''' is a [[material]] that is used to start [[fire]]s easily when lit with a [[match]]. Some materials commonly used as tinder are: *Dry pine needles, leaves or grass *Birch bark *Dead, standing (usually one season old) goldenrod *Cloth, lint, or frayed rope (if made from plant fibers and not treated with fire retardant) *Char cloth *Cotton swabs, tampons *Paper, paper towels, [[toilet paper]], etc. *Punk wood (in the process of rotting) or charred wood *Some types of fungus (best known is the amadou or horse's hoof fungus) *Bird down *Small twigs (poor tinder but commonly available) *Fine-grade soap-coated steel wool *Shaved magnesium or other alkaline earth metals {{science-stub}} [[Category:Fire]]