What Is Burning?

This false lief has persisted despite the work of noted german chemist j von leibig, who in 18 51 pointed out that anatomical specimens preserved in 70 % ethenal don't catch fire. Leibig went even further to substantiate the point in tests that probably wouldn't pass ethics reviews to day. He injected rats with ethenol over prolonged periods and tried to set them on fire. It didn't work. So it's not alcohol in the blood or tissues that's doing the work here. Then, what is burning? Well, it's the human body, or most of it. The water in the body serves as an impediment to the fire, so that