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Lets say you are in the deep north of Alaska trudging around in the snow for some unknown reason. You are getting cold and start to look for shelter. Shortly afterwards you find a little abandoned log cabin and quickly make your way to it. Inside the cabin you notice some weathered old furniture, a wood stove (with a pile of wood by it), an oil lamp (with oil in it), and an old torch lying on the floor. You know you have to make a fire to stay warm.
The wood stove will stay warm for a very long time but might be difficult to light. The oil lamp will be easy to light however but wont give off much heat and will only burn for so long until it runs out of oil. The torch would be the easiest to light but it looks in bad condition and it might fall apart after being lit.
In your pocket is a book of matches that has just one match left in it. The match can light only one item before going out.
So now the question comes down to which one of the items you will light first and why.