Talk:Rainbow Dash/@comment-26007558-20140504184859/@comment-166269-20140508014309

Paper burns fast when it's subjected to a steady flame. Ever throw paper on a bonfire? As long as you're not tossing books on the fire, it goes up in no time at all. You also have to consider that when Spike burns paper in the series, the paper is actually being sent to Princess Celestia; we are not privy to the details of the magic powering this, but it'd be trivial for it to incorporate some aspect that makes the flame work through the paper almost-instantly.