Originally posted by Raven:

when there is nothing magical about it?
no eternal flame inside it, guess the only magical thing it does is to
"spit it out in a block"

but thats not very impressive, so.. why the special ingredient?

There IS an eternal flame inside it. What do you think lights the coal you stick in there? Same for the wood you put in the kiln. My seed didn't come with any Zippo lighters.