Man, when Richard Feynman talks about excited molecules, it ain’t just the molecules that get excited. You know what I mean? Nudge, nudge. Wink, wink.
Feynman discusses what fire is, where it comes from, the love affair between oxygen and carbon. And really, it isn’t the most scientific, pedantic explanation. It’s not. Instead, he’s telling a story — a magical story. But not a made up one; it’s a story about reality, about our world. Like a good storyteller, he can suck you in and wrap your head in a captivating world, and you just want to know more.
It’s great. It’s wonderful just seeing this man, himself, get so excited telling the story of fire.