burning

     

Combustion or burning is a complex sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel an an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames.

Trivia about burning

  • According to folklore, if your ears are doing this, someone is talking about you
  • In 1745 this was done to a book by materialist thinker Julien La Mettrie; in 1445 it would have been done to Julien