Can a piece of paper cause damage?

Hey!
I had a problem with my MBP. The piece of alu (back case or backside case or whatever its called) that covers the HDD and the Ram and all that stuff made a clicking noise when i tapped on it. I was a really loud very annoying noise. i fixed it by putting a very small piece of paper in between the cover and the computer chassis.
I do not think that it is actually touching any components inside.
Could this cause any kind of damage to my machine?
I am afraid that it might act as some kind of a connection between the internal components and the alu chassis and cause a short circuit.
What do you think?

Well paper doesn't conduct electricity so your safe there, but it might set on fire depending on how hot your MBP gets! Probably not worth the risk of keeping it in there to be honest!

Do you really need to tap it? lol

Hey, thanks for your reply!
I do need to tap it, because the noise is really really annoying.
I do not know about the fire, but I heard that it takes 240 degrees celsius to make paper burn...

Lucbert said:

Hey, thanks for your reply!
I do need to tap it, because the noise is really really annoying.
I do not know about the fire, but I heard that it takes 240 degrees celsius to make paper burn...

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Oh I thought you meant that it makes a noise when you tap it!

You should be okay in that case then! I still wouldn't recommend it myself haha!

Lucbert said:

but I heard that it takes 240 degrees celsius to make paper burn...

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Technically it's 233 celsius...either case it's pretty darn hot!

I think that the highest temp I've seen mentioned here on Mac-Forums was 102 celsius.

- Nick

G3XOI said:

Oh I thought you meant that it makes a noise when you tap it!

You should be okay in that case then! I still wouldn't recommend it myself haha!

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Sorry, I thought you meant fix and not tap...
What really surprises me is that it seems like I am the only one who has ever had this problem...

Lucbert said:

What really surprises me is that it seems like I am the only one who has ever had this problem...

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Think of yourself as being "extra super special"!

- Nick

G3XOI said:

Well paper doesn't conduct electricity so your safe there, but it might set on fire depending on how hot your MBP gets! Probably not worth the risk of keeping it in there to be honest!

Do you really need to tap it? lol

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Dude, paper totally conducts electricity. That's why the Egyptians around 4,000 BC discovered electricity using kites made of papyrus!

DarkestRitual said:

Dude, paper totally conducts electricity. That's why the Egyptians around 4,000 BC discovered electricity using kites made of papyrus!

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Are you being serious?! xD

No he can't be...
I just noticed that I forgot to mention something...
The piece of paper that I used was sticky on one side. because i used a piece that I cut out of one of these white stickies.
Could the material that makes it melt do anything bad to my MBP?
I know im paranoid.

Lucbert said:

Hey, thanks for your reply!
I do need to tap it, because the noise is really really annoying.
I do not know about the fire, but I heard that it takes 240 degrees celsius to make paper burn...

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According to Ray Bradbury, it's 451 (Fahrenheit).

ticedoff8 said:

According to Ray Bradbury, it's 451 (Fahrenheit).

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What do you think 233 degrees C is that I referenced earlier in this thread?

233 degrees C = 451 degrees F !

- Nick