FeO3      Feed each atom of iron with three of oxygen and iron catches fire. Its red flames give no heat we can feel. Fifty years, perhaps, might boil a kettle but only if the water patiently preserved every calorie of heat – which just isn’t possible. Cold fire consumes iron like wood thrust into a furnace. Wood dies quickly.  Iron slowly. Perhaps they both scream. Fortunately we don’t hear that well. John Terry If you've any comments on this, John Terry would like to hear them.