fire

     

Fire is the heat an light energy released during a chemical reaction, in particular a combustion reaction. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities within, the color of the flame and the fire intensity might vary.

Trivia about fire

  • Cavemen first got it from natural sources; rubbing sticks & sparking flint came later
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. said never falsely shout this warning in a theater; it isn't free speech
  • Heraclitus believed that this, not earth, air, or water, was the primordial source of matter
  • Completes the title of an Earth, Wind & Fire hit song "Serpentine..."
  • Apostles Peter & Paul may have been put to death when Christians were blamed for this disaster in Rome in 64 A.D.
  • The Lord provided a pillar of this at night to provide light for the Israelites' exodus
  • Like Prometheus, Tohil brought this to mankind, but demanded human sacrifice in return
  • In Zoroastrianism, water & a liquid called haoma are sacrificed in the presence of this substance
  • A perpetual one was tended to by the Vestal Virgins
  • Send off a missile or an employee
  • The flint core stones seen here were used to produce this
  • The Japanese pantheon includes Kagutsuchi, god of this, something to get your hibachi going
  • "Fight" this "with fire"
  • The Chinese assign each year an element as well as an animal; 1972 got rat & water & 1976, dragon & this
  • Lord Byron wrote wistfully, "I am ashes where once I was" this
  • In 2004, to benefit the city's cultural life, e-Bay sponsored a charity auction called the "Great Chicago" this sale
  • Like Chicago the year before, Boston was hit by a "great" one of these in 1872
  • Class A doors have a 3-hour rating for enduring this
  • We're not sure if yelling "kaji", this, in a Japanese movie theater is illegal, but I still wouldn't do it
  • 790,000-year-old flints from a site in Israel provide the oldest known evidence of early man's control of this
  • Hephaestus was the Greek god of this; Prometheus was chained to a rock for stealing it
  • It's the stuff that makes belches from dragons, like Tolkien's Smaug, so dangerous
  • One of these "I Can't Put Out"
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reads from outside a black brick edifice in Lubeck, Germany.) The elaborate use of brick in Lubeck, Germany began early in the city's history, partially in response to this disaster in 1157
  • A 1920 Robert Frost poem begins, "Some say the world will end in" this, "some say in ice"
  • On stage, Gene's often been known to breathe this dangerous substance
  • "Some say the world will end in" this, "some say in ice"
  • One of these destroyed more than 17,000 buildings in Chicago in October 1871
  • Polynesians believe the deity Maui learned to make this in the underworld
  • This name of Chicago's MLS team refers to an 1871 event
  • An ignicolist is a worshipper of this vital force
  • Promethium is named for a man in Greek legend known for theft of this
  • When you're really in trouble, you could go from the item seen here... into this
  • These trucks use two engines--one to propel the vehicle, the other to drive the pump
  • This song that pairs Romeo & Juliet with Samson & Delilah was a hit for the Pointer Sisters
  • The second book in a bestselling trilogy is "The Girl Who Played with" this
  • The popular Jack London story "To Build" this is about a man trying to survive a harsh Yukon winter night

Tweets about fire

  • RT @ehmaleerenks: I just want to make s'mores & burn all of my schoolwork in the fire
  • RT @itvnews: Fund set up after fire at Manchester Dogs' Home has now raised more than £460,000
  • FASA Fire Walk #CharityNI
  • @AndrewArcade playing #TheSims4 "Putting out the fire with his hose."
  • RT @JustGiving: We were very sad to hear about the fire at @ManchDogs. If you'd like to make a donation to help, you can do so here: http:/…
  • vp mujuru 's house gutted by fire
  • #Music Vance Joy, "Playing With Fire": South Park Sessions (live) #NFLDraft #recipe
  • PROMO Tour Kawah Ijen Blue Fire 2h1m only 350.000/org with @Holiday_Murah2 via Surabaya / Malang (min 6 org) :) pic.twitter.com/nUnv3nSyB
  • WHY ARE PEOPLE SETTING FIRE TO DOG HOMES. PLEASE SET FIRE TO YOUR ASSHOLE
  • Aww catching fire ❤️
  • Be who you were created to be and you will set the world on fire.
  • @RockLeaAQW Fire xD
  • Fire Related News from the FIA
  • RT @htmk73: 【速報】漫画『東京喰種』が次号で最終回だと判明!最終巻は10月17日発売!
  • This #OscarPistorius news means absolutely nothing compared the news I just heard of the #ManchesterDogsHome fire. I'm devastated.
  • The hotel was conducting a fire drill test for training staffs how to evacuate. As it is so important to us to...
  • David Fincher Apparently Thinks 'Dragon Tattoo' Sequel 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' Could Get...
  • So someone set a dogs home on fire a few mins away from my house 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
  • #Tablet7 Schnäppchen: Amazon Kindle Fire HD für 99 und 89 Euro
  • I don't understand why you would set a dog shelter on fire, I could actually stab the boy that done it💔🐶
  • How anyone could set fire to the #ManchesterDogsHome and allow those gorgeous animals to die is beyond me. #sickening
  • @UkipaLotMoreIan @lucyk6992 @itvnews I have supported Marine A, but the Dogs Home Fire is nothing to do with it.
  • RT @LondonIWW: UK : MPs claimed more expenses last year than at the peak of the expenses scandal | #Unions
  • CASE COVER+SCREEN PROTECTOR SLIM POUCH PU LEATHER RED AMAZON KINDLE FIRE HD 7" - Full read by eBay: Price 9.99...
  • RT @Fact: Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers were all invented by women.
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  • RT @hsbutoy: Shoutout to meat eaters upset that 53 dogs died in the Manchester Dogs Home fire. If it was chickens it'd be a BBQ right?
  • 2X 4 USB PORTS WALL ADAPTER+10FT CABLE CHARGER BLUE G2 OPTIMUS G PRO KINDLE FIRE - Full read by eBay: Price 24.35...
  • RT @ammi357: You don’t know how deeply you are intertwined with someone until you try to walk away from them.
  • RT @A5H0KA: The Reichstag fire was Hitler's false flag event to steal power away from the legislature #PJNET
  • PU Case Screen Guard Stylus Pen Cloth Set for Kindle Fire HD 7-inch Tablet PC - Full read by eBay: Price 0.05 USD...
  • Now playing Arcade Fire: 'Modern Man'
  • Manchester Dog's Home Fire: £250,000 Donated Towards Animal Charity Following 'Arson Attack' #GeneralNews
  • Flip Case Screen Guard Stylus Pen Cloth Set for Kindle Fire HDX 7inch Tablet PC - Full read by eBay: Price 0.05...
  • @andrealouisseee sa fire exit nga twing may lalapit sakin napapayakap ako sa rehas sa takot eh. 😂😂
  • “@BuzzFeed: You can now buy gothic burgers with black buns in Japan @maddieguy 👌🍔
  • RT @MENnewsdesk: How you can help @manchdogs - Or just text MDOG57 followed by £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 to 70070 #…
  • RT @DoltYourseIfs: Build a fire pit in the sand 🔥
  • RT @DavidRoads: Be who you were created to be and you will set the world on fire.
  • RT @officialjaden: Blood On The Leaves Came On Kanye Kept Saying Make A Circle So We Did But The Fire Marshall Told Us To Turn Down With Ca…
  • Earth Wind & Fire
  • Alicia Keys: This school is on fire. Ellie Goulding: and we gonna let it burn burn burn burn.
  • @trigger286 @BristolPost haha what fire power?
  • Wordpress 3.2.1 datemark fire escape over against terminal wp society 3.3.1: JxSOare
  • RT @UKThump: Check out the Mad-Maxian fire dancing of Clap Clap's new video for 'Kuj Yato':
  • Live: Manchester Dogs' Home fire
  • RT @TimesofIsrael: Hamas admits to rocket fire from residential areas
  • I just set my hair on fire:
  • RT @thomasgray1509: Horrible news about all the dogs that have died due to the fire at the dogs home