A long time ago, my chem teacher dropped a small sliver of sodium into a bucket with a gallon of water. It looked cool, a flame darting above the water for two seconds before burning out.
I burned a physical science text book on a bonfire and didn't bother to rip it up. As the book got hot it melted and shrivled up and created a crackle before flipping open... to the page on spontaneous combustion and fire... no joke.
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