Richard Feynman Fire

I don't want to offend anyone but that article was extremely boring (I did end up reading it). I suppose I'd seen the Richard Feynman video on fire and trees quite recently beforehand and was in an intolerant mood. But it's impossible to stay in any kind of negative mood if you watch Feynman, his love of knowledge is just infectious. [VIDEO]

If anyone wants to know the answer to that question, Richard Feynman explains it wonderfully: (He starts talking about trees at 2:00, but his explanation of fire is equally elegant!) [VIDEO] My first instinct was to say that a tree's mass comes from dead stars. Imagining how it got from those stars to the air that eventually becomes the tree would keep you busy for a while :D

Checkout this explanation of fire by Richard Feynman - its a really eye opening perspective [VIDEO] He explains the light of a fire is just the light of the Sun, it's just been stored in the wood

[VIDEO] Feynman explains fire. I’m a big fan and believe his crude straight to the point style, coupled with an incredible ability to storytell is what made him special. I think it’s pure, genuine, curiosity and the intellectual capacity to understand the complexities.

I'd really like to hear Richard Feynman's answer. I'm sure if an 11 year old had asked the question, instead of a journalist, it would be the perfect answer. (I'm referring to an interview series with him: [VIDEO] ) Makes me sad to think I will never meet this man, nor ever be as awesome.

I thought this would be a link to a Richard Feynman video where he 'explains' fire. But it isn't, so here you go: [VIDEO]

> Wax is made of hydrogen and carbon. Too bad he doesn't explain where the energy in the wax came from like Feynman does when explaining fire: [VIDEO] Paraffin wax is derived from petroleum, so like the wood in Feynman's explanation, the energy is from the sun via ancient photosynthesis.

Compare a bunch of chemical formulas and equations in this blog with Richard Feynman's explanation of fire: [VIDEO]