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What is fire and how does it burn?
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The actor Alan Alda ran an international competition to get the best explanation for "What is a flame?", a question that he himself had asked as a child.

The competition attracted many answers; the winning entries are here:
http://www.centerforcommunicatingscience.org/the-flame-challenge-2/the-2012-flame-challenge/ [Links inactive - To make links active and clickable, login or click here to register]