Ever consider the extreme high combustion temperature of tire rubber? (Routinely used for softening large pipeline sections for bending with "Cats"...)
Ever consider melting point of aluminum alloys? (See #54...)
Not everything "odd" is inexplicable -- when you take physics and materials science into consideration.
TXnMA
Not everything "odd" is inexplicable...
LOL! Coming from a Qfer, that's pretty damn funny! :)