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by lostlogin 909 days ago
The article suggests it may be on fire.
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Sufficient anorebic decomposition, mixed with hot and dry climates like LA's and a buildup of flammable gases, can cause spontaneous combustion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill_fire?wprov=sfla1
Here in PA we have dozens of coal seams and clum heaps and slag mountains on fire - and have for like decades. There's a special PA EPA fund for dealing with it.
The person you are responding to described fire. Think about it.
> described fire

I can just imagine my mitochondria right now pointing to the electron transport chain and saying "shit's on fire, yo"

Believe the kids just shortened that to "electron transport chain is fire" nowadays.
Not really. Bacteria oxidizing things with stuff other than molecular oxygen isn't what most people would call fire.