2017-07-30T08:23:22+03:00[Europe/Moscow]entrueHearth, Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, Firestorm, Olympic flame, Slash-and-burn, Pyromania, Firelighting, Cremation, Oxyhydrogen, Self-immolation, Pothook, Bride burning, K Foundation Burn a Million Quid, Fire staff, Hot footflashcards
In historic and modern usage, a hearth /ˈhɑːrθ/ is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace, with or without an oven, used for heating and originally also used for cooking food.
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE, /ˈblɛviː/ BLEV-ee) is an explosion caused by the rupture of a vessel containing a pressurized liquid above its boiling point.
Firestorm
A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system.
Olympic flame
The Olympic flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games.
Slash-and-burn
Slash-and-burn agriculture, or fire–fallow cultivation, is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden.
Pyromania
Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, in order to relieve tension or for instant gratification.
Firelighting
Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of starting a fire artificially.
Cremation
Cremation is the combustion, vaporization and oxidation of dead bodies to basic chemical compounds, such as gases, ashes and mineral fragments retaining the appearance of dry bone.
Oxyhydrogen
Oxyhydrogen is a mixture of hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) gases.
Self-immolation
Self-immolation is an act of killing oneself as a sacrifice.
Pothook
A pothook (or pot hook) is an S-shaped metal hook for suspending a pot over a fire.
Bride burning
Bride burning or bride-burning is a form of domestic violence practiced in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent (excluding Sri Lanka).
K Foundation Burn a Million Quid
K Foundation Burn a Million Quid was an action on 23 August 1994 in which the K Foundation (an art duo consisting of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty) burned cash in the amount of one million pounds sterling in a disused boathouse on the Ardfin Estate on the Scottish island of Jura.
Fire staff
A fire staff is a staff, constructed out of wood or metal with Kevlar wick added to one or both ends.
Hot foot
The hot foot is a prank where the prankster sets the victim's shoe laces or shoe on fire with a match or lighter.
In historic and modern usage, a hearth /ˈhɑːrθ/ is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace, with or without an oven, used for heating and originally also used for cooking food.
Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion
A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE, /ˈblɛviː/ BLEV-ee) is an explosion caused by the rupture of a vessel containing a pressurized liquid above its boiling point.
Firestorm
A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system.
Olympic flame
The Olympic flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games.
Slash-and-burn
Slash-and-burn agriculture, or fire–fallow cultivation, is a farming method that involves the cutting and burning of plants in a forest or woodland to create a field called a swidden.
Pyromania
Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires, in order to relieve tension or for instant gratification.
Firelighting
Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of starting a fire artificially.
Cremation
Cremation is the combustion, vaporization and oxidation of dead bodies to basic chemical compounds, such as gases, ashes and mineral fragments retaining the appearance of dry bone.
Oxyhydrogen
Oxyhydrogen is a mixture of hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) gases.
Self-immolation
Self-immolation is an act of killing oneself as a sacrifice.
Pothook
A pothook (or pot hook) is an S-shaped metal hook for suspending a pot over a fire.
Bride burning
Bride burning or bride-burning is a form of domestic violence practiced in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent (excluding Sri Lanka).
K Foundation Burn a Million Quid
K Foundation Burn a Million Quid was an action on 23 August 1994 in which the K Foundation (an art duo consisting of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty) burned cash in the amount of one million pounds sterling in a disused boathouse on the Ardfin Estate on the Scottish island of Jura.
Fire staff
A fire staff is a staff, constructed out of wood or metal with Kevlar wick added to one or both ends.
Hot foot
The hot foot is a prank where the prankster sets the victim's shoe laces or shoe on fire with a match or lighter.
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