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To: onedoug
More mass..

More mass would cause it to spontaneously combust? Due to friction, or what?

11 posted on 11/18/2003 10:42:49 AM PST by skeeter (Fac ut vivas)
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To: skeeter
Due to pressures at and near the core....pressure creates heat...with enough heat, you have nuclear fusion, fusion equals ignition.
14 posted on 11/18/2003 10:53:17 AM PST by newcats
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