Getting Fire From A Tree Without Burning The Wood
Cottonwood trees can harbor microorganisms that have a special (and flammable) characteristic.
A scientist walks up to a cottonwood tree, sticks a hollow tube in the middle and then takes a lighter and flicks it. A jet of flame shoots out from the tube.
It seems like a magician's trick. Turns out, there's methane trapped in certain cottonwood trees. Methane
