In order to set a tire on fire it takes not just 750F, but a sustained heat of the entire surrounding environment for a minimum of four minutes (@750F). In order to melt Aluminum it takes not just heating it to 1200F, but sustaining the heat for long enough for it to transition and melt. In order to not just melt, but flow downhill like a river (as in the video) it has to retain that heat the whole time it is flowing, even though the ground is quickly absorbing the thermal energy (dirt is a very poor insulator but a fantastic heat sink). The same conditions must be met to melt glass, only the temperatures required are even higher.

If you can even ignite a tire in the open air it is not going to melt an aluminum wheel (though it might work the other way around). Aluminum melting is not going to melt glass. None of these things are going to cause the others. In order for a fire like this to occur, the entire surroundings must be above the melting point of glass (and thus the melting/combustion point of the other materials). This thermal input (ambient environment) must be sustained for long enough for everything to absorb all the heat, melt, and flow away, despite the ground working very hard to dissipate the heat of the melted materials.

None of that is possible in a grass fire in an open field. Hell, that's unlikely in any outdoor fire, unless it is has so much fuel, and the air is so contained, that an effective kiln is created. That does not happen in an open field

Another way to make aluminum melt, or steel belted tires combust, or glass melt is to add other types of energy besides thermal. For example, you can stick an aluminum can in the microwave and it will melt, no thermal energy input needed. If you stick iron in the microwave in a glass container you can melt the glass, even if the iron doesn't melt (though that can happen too if your microwave is powerful enough).

The only possible way to melt a car in an open environment like this without an obvious fuel source (or as in other pictures, where the melted cars are next to green trees) is with a directed energy weapon.

As far as I am aware, that's it. You simply can't melt cars next to unburnt trees or in open fields unless you have a microwave laser (not counting direct application of a fuel source like thermite). This was not a natural fire. This was a god damn space laser.

In order to set a tire on fire it takes not just 750F, but a sustained heat of the entire surrounding environment for a minimum of four minutes (@750F). In order to melt Aluminum it takes not just heating it to 1200F, but sustaining the heat for long enough for it to transition and melt. In order to not just melt, but flow downhill like a river (as in the video) it has to retain that heat the whole time it is flowing, even though the ground is quickly absorbing the thermal energy (dirt is a very poor insulator but a fantastic heat sink). The same conditions must be met to melt glass, only the temperatures required are even higher.

If you can even ignite a tire in the open air it is not going to melt an aluminum wheel (though it might work the other way around). Aluminum melting is not going to melt glass. None of these things are going to cause the others. In order for a fire like this to occur, the entire surroundings must be above the melting point of glass (and thus the melting/combustion point of the other materials). This thermal input (ambient environment) must be sustained for long enough for everything to absorb all the heat, melt, and flow away, despite the ground working very hard to dissipate the heat of the melted materials.

None of that is possible in a grass fire. Hell, that's unlikely in any outdoor fire, unless it is has so much fuel, and the air is so contained, that an effective kiln is created. That does not happen in an open field

Another way to make aluminum melt, or steel belted tires combust, or glass melt is to add other types of energy besides thermal. For example, you can stick an aluminum can in the microwave and it will melt, no thermal energy input needed. If you stick iron in the microwave in a glass container you can melt the glass, even if the iron doesn't melt (though that can happen too if your microwave is powerful enough).

The only possible way to melt a car in an open environment like this without an obvious fuel source (or as in other pictures, where the melted cars are next to green trees) is with a directed energy weapon.

As far as I am aware, that's it. You simply can't melt cars next to unburnt trees or in open fields unless you have a microwave laser (not counting direct application of a fuel source like thermite). This was not a natural fire. This was a god damn space laser.

In order to set a tire on fire it takes not just 750F, but a sustained heat of the entire surrounding environment for a minimum of four minutes (@750F). In order to melt Aluminum it takes not just heating it to 1200F, but sustaining the heat for long enough for it to transition and melt. In order to not just melt, but flow downhill like a river (as in the video) it has to retain that heat the whole time it is flowing, even though the ground is quickly absorbing the thermal energy (the ground is a very poor insulator but a fantastic heat sink). The same conditions must be met to melt glass, only the temperatures required are even higher.

If you can even ignite a tire in the open air it is not going to melt an aluminum wheel (though it might work the other way around). Aluminum melting is not going to melt glass. None of these things are going to cause the others. In order for a fire like this to occur, the entire surroundings must be above the melting point of glass (and thus the melting/combustion point of the other materials). This thermal input (ambient environment) must be sustained for long enough for everything to absorb all the heat, melt, and flow away, despite the ground working very hard to dissipate the heat of the melted materials.

None of that is possible in a grass fire. Hell, that's unlikely in any outdoor fire, unless it is has so much fuel, and the air is so contained, that an effective kiln is created. That does not happen in an open field

Another way to make aluminum melt, or steel belted tires combust, or glass melt is to add other types of energy besides thermal. For example, you can stick an aluminum can in the microwave and it will melt, no thermal energy input needed. If you stick iron in the microwave in a glass container you can melt the glass, even if the iron doesn't melt (though that can happen too if your microwave is powerful enough).

The only possible way to melt a car in an open environment like this without an obvious fuel source (or as in other pictures, where the melted cars are next to green trees) is with a directed energy weapon.

As far as I am aware, that's it. You simply can't melt cars next to unburnt trees or in open fields unless you have a microwave laser (not counting direct application of a fuel source like thermite). This was not a natural fire. This was a god damn space laser.

In order to set a tire on fire it takes not just 750F, but a sustained heat of the entire surrounding environment for a minimum of four minutes (@750F). In order to melt Aluminum it takes not just heating it to 1200F, but sustaining the heat for long enough for it to transition and melt. In order to not just melt, but flow downhill like a river (as in the video) it has to retain that heat the whole time it is flowing, even though the ground is quickly absorbing the thermal energy (the ground is a very poor insulator but a fantastic heat sink). The same conditions must be met to melt glass, only the temperatures required are even higher.

If you can even ignite a tire in the open air it is not going to melt an aluminum wheel (though it might work the other way around). Aluminum melting is not going to melt glass. None of these things are going to cause the others. In order for a fire like this to occur, the entire surroundings must be above the melting point of glass (and thus the melting/combustion point of the other materials). This thermal input must be sustained for long enough for everything to absorb all the heat, melt, and flow away.

None of that is possible in a grass fire. Hell, that's unlikely in any outdoor fire, unless it is has so much fuel, and the air is so contained, that an effective kiln is created. That does not happen in an open field

Another way to make aluminum melt, or steel belted tires combust, or glass melt is to add other types of energy besides thermal. For example, you can stick an aluminum can in the microwave and it will melt, no thermal energy input needed. If you stick iron in the microwave in a glass container you can melt the glass, even if the iron doesn't melt (though that can happen too if your microwave is powerful enough).

The only possible way to melt a car in an open environment like this without an obvious fuel source (or as in other pictures, where the melted cars are next to green trees) is with a directed energy weapon.

As far as I am aware, that's it. You simply can't melt cars next to unburnt trees or in open fields unless you have a microwave laser (not counting direct application of a fuel source like thermite). This was not a natural fire. This was a god damn space laser.

In order to set a tire on fire it takes not just 750F, but a sustained heat of the entire surrounding environment for a minimum of four minutes (@750F). In order to melt Aluminum it takes not just heating it to 1200F, but sustaining the heat for long enough for it to transition and melt. In order to not just melt, but flow downhill like a river (as in the video) it has to retain that heat the whole time it is flowing, even though the ground is quickly absorbing the thermal energy (the ground is a very poor insulator but a fantastic heat sink). The same conditions must be met to melt glass, only the temperatures required are even higher.

If you can even ignite a tire in the open air it is not going to melt an aluminum wheel (though it might work the other way around). Aluminum melting is not going to melt glass. None of these things are going to cause the others. In order for a fire like this to occur, the entire surroundings must be above the melting point of glass (and thus the melting/combustion point of the other materials). This thermal input must be sustained for long enough for everything to absorb all the heat, melt, and flow away.

None of that is possible in a grass fire. Hell, that's unlikely in any outdoor fire, unless it is has so much fuel, and the air is so contained, that an effective kiln is created. That does not happen in an open field

Another way to make aluminum melt, or steel belted tires combust, or glass melt is to add other types of energy besides thermal. For example, you can stick an aluminum can in the microwave and it will melt, no thermal energy input needed. If you stick iron in the microwave in a glass container you can melt the glass, even if the iron doesn't melt (though that can happen too if your microwave is powerful enough).

The only possible way to melt a car in an open environment like this without an obvious fuel source (or as in other pictures, where the melted cars are next to green trees) is with a directed energy weapon.

As far as I am aware, that's it. You simply can't melt cars next to unburnt trees or in open fields unless you have a microwave laser. This was not a natural fire. This was a god damn space laser.

In order to set a tire on fire it takes not just 750F, but a sustained heat of the entire surrounding environment for a minimum of four minutes (@750F). In order to melt Aluminum it takes not just heating it to 1200F, but sustaining the heat for long enough for it to transition and melt. In order to not just melt, but flow downhill like a river (as in the video) it has to retain that heat the whole time it is flowing, even though the ground is quickly absorbing the thermal energy (the ground is a very poor insulator but a fantastic heat sink). The same conditions must be met to melt glass, only the temperatures required are even higher.

If you can even ignite a tire in the open air it is not going to melt an aluminum wheel (though it might work the other way around). Aluminum melting is not going to melt glass. None of these things are going to cause the others. In order for a fire like this to occur, the entire surroundings must be above the melting point of glass (and thus the melting/combustion point of the other materials). This thermal input must be sustained for long enough for everything to absorb all the heat, melt, and flow away.

None of that is possible in a grass fire. Hell, that's unlikely in any outdoor fire, unless it is has so much fuel, and the air is so contained, that an effective kiln is created. That does not happen in an open field

Another way to make aluminum melt, or steel belted tires combust, or glass melt is to add other types of energy besides thermal. For example, you can stick an aluminum can in the microwave and it will melt, no thermal energy input needed. If you stick iron in the microwave in a glass container you can melt the glass, even if the iron doesn't melt (though that can happen too if your microwave is powerful enough).

The only possible way to melt a car in an open environment like this without an obvious fuel source (or in other pictures, where the melted cars are next to green trees) is with a directed energy weapon.

As far as I am aware, that's it. You simply can't melt cars next to unburnt trees or in open fields unless you have a microwave laser. This was not a natural fire. This was a god damn space laser.