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Minor or non-severe fire-setting is defined as "accidental or occasional fire-starting behavior" by unsupervised children. [4] Usually these fires are started when a curious child plays with matches, lighters, or small fires. [4] Juveniles in this minor group average at most 2.5 accidental fires in their lifetime.
The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ (pyr, 'fire'). Pyromania is distinct from arson, the deliberate setting of fires for personal, monetary or political gain. [2] Pyromaniacs start fires to release anxiety and tension, or for arousal. [3] Other impulse disorders include kleptomania and intermittent explosive disorder.
When witnessing fire or smoke (even if the fire poses no threat, such as a candle), suspecting a fire is nearby, or (in some cases) visualizing fires, pyrophobes exhibit typical psychological and physiological symptoms of fear and panic: acute stress, fast heartbeat, shortness of breath, tightness in chest, sweating, nausea, shaking or trembling, dry mouth, needing to go to the bathroom ...
“And it gets hot, and it gets smoky. You can’t see, you can’t breathe, and you sure as hell can’t defend your home. And then you’re stuck, and then our firefighters have to get in, pull ...
The creation of sparks from metals is based on the pyrophoricity of small metal particles, and pyrophoric alloys are made for this purpose. [2] Practical applications include the sparking mechanisms in lighters and various toys, using ferrocerium; starting fires without matches, using a firesteel; the flintlock mechanism in firearms; and spark testing ferrous metals.
He had more than 8.5 million YouTube subscribers and filmed pranks and stunts in his neighborhood, which included starting a massive fire in his backyard, doing dirt bike stunts on his street, and ...
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Lighting a fire without a lighter or matches, e.g. by using natural flint and metal with tinder, is a frequent subject of both books on survival and in survival courses, because it allows an individual to start a fire with few materials in the event of a disaster.