
, releasing heat
, light
, and various reaction products
. Slower oxidative processes like rusting or digestion
are not included by this definition.
The flame
is the visible portion of the fire and consists of glowing hot gases. If hot enough, the gases may become ionized to produce plasma
. Depending on the substances alight, and any impurities outside, the color
of the flame and the fire's intensity
will be different.
Fire in its most common form can result in conflagration
, which has the potential to cause physical damage through burning.
Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire.
"Regions Caesar never knew Thy posterity shall sway; Where his eagles never flew, None invincible as they." Such the bard's prophetic words, Pregnant with celestial fire, Bending as he swept the chords Of his sweet but awful lyre.
It is stern work, it is perilous work, to thrust your hand in the sun And pull out a spark of immortal flame to warm the hearts of men: But Prometheus|Prometheus, torn by the claws and beaks whose task is never done, Would be tortured another eternity to go stealing fire again.
Time is the school in which we learn, Time is the fire in which we burn.
When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself.