[sup]Don't forget thermodynamic energy exchange[/sup] Fire burns at 3,542 degress Farenheit. Burning pain at 111 F, First degree burns at 118f Second degree burns at 131 f Pain receptors overload and become numb at 140f. At 162 f human tissue is destroyed on contact. 250 f - Cotton Ignites Third Degree Burn with Water 150 - (2 second) 140 - (6 second) 130 - (30 second)