since water vaporizes on contact, suspending particles into the air, increasing surface area exposed; thus increasing the rate of combusion.

8/24/2009 6:20:13 PM

OK cool

8/24/2009 6:20:55 PM

I thought there was going to be a cool pun about Greece. Nope.

8/24/2009 6:20:58 PM

8/24/2009 6:21:57 PM

Is this the new jen?

8/24/2009 6:22:00 PM

esp considering there's been severe wild fires in greece in the last week

8/24/2009 6:22:20 PM

Yeah I was really expecting some news clip like that Olivia Newton John had a hairspray burn up. Is this just you checking if this is true? cause yeah, your supposed to pour baking soda on grease fires.

8/24/2009 7:00:35 PM

Is this something you learned in CH 101?

I wouldn't know...I took it 3 times and never passed.

8/24/2009 7:04:02 PM

haha, didn't notice the spelling. here you go

wikipedia, Greek fire:

Quote :

"Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water. It provided a technological advantage, and was responsible for many key Byzantine military victories, most notably the salvation of Constantinople from two Arab sieges, thus securing the Empire's survival. The impression made by Greek fire on the European Crusaders was such that the name was applied to any sort of incendiary weapon,[1] including those used by Arabs, the Chinese, and the Mongols."

8/24/2009 7:11:32 PM

So there is a difference between a Greece fire and a grease fire?

8/24/2009 7:13:24 PM

Quote :

"I thought there was going to be a cool pun about Greece. Nope."

8/24/2009 7:17:51 PM

um yes....

yo dawg i heard you like grease fires, so we put a grease fire in your greece fire

8/24/2009 7:20:33 PM

I was just trying make an LOL about Athens. Too soon?

8/24/2009 7:24:11 PM

ICWYDH

8/24/2009 7:36:51 PM