> I mean, cold itself (within Earthly limits) doesn't put out fires
This is not a meaningful phrase when cold is the absence of heat. You need to describe the motion of the cold air against the warmer system to get a meaningful phrase.
Being able to set a river on fire is not terribly unusual for a polluted river. I remember about ten years ago I posted up at the schuylkill, waited for an oily patch, and was able to set it on fire for about 5 seconds. These oily patches are uncommon. I have no clue where the oil came from but with the schuylkill it's anyone's guess. The patch itself is necessary for lighting the river on fire; you can't just set fire to an arbitrary section of river.
This is not a meaningful phrase when cold is the absence of heat. You need to describe the motion of the cold air against the warmer system to get a meaningful phrase.
Being able to set a river on fire is not terribly unusual for a polluted river. I remember about ten years ago I posted up at the schuylkill, waited for an oily patch, and was able to set it on fire for about 5 seconds. These oily patches are uncommon. I have no clue where the oil came from but with the schuylkill it's anyone's guess. The patch itself is necessary for lighting the river on fire; you can't just set fire to an arbitrary section of river.