The sun is a mass of incandescent gas... a gigantic nuclear furnace, where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbgul1NpEA8
Oh my ZOG!!! Do you know when *I* last heard that song? It was circa 1960-61 when I was in first grade. It was part of a play we put on, and that particular song was my part, which is why I remember it still, although it has been half a century since...
the infowarrior