# George Bush collapses bridge in Bay area... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 30, 2007, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/george-bush-collapses-bridge-in-bay-area/28512 "2007-04-30T06:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 15
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2007, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/george-bush-collapses-bridge-in-bay-area/28512/15 "2007-04-30T08:53:44Z")
[quote=“vq30de,post:13,topic:28512"”] Jet fuel can burn as high as 1000\* F, and the critical temperature for structural steel is 540\* F [/quote] Its pretty hard to ignite jetfuel, like JP-8 or Jet A-1 it really needs to be pressurized to ignite… [quote=“LAFENGAS,post:14,topic:28512"”] no, structural wont unless its cycled many times. Point being…a candle flame produces temperatures of 650°F … i’m willing to be this fire was well over 1000°F [/quote] [http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JaneFishler.shtml](http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JaneFishler.shtml) A quick read of that article… > Color tells us about the temperature of a candle flame. The outer core of the candle flame is light blue – 1670 K (1400 °C). That is the hottest part of the flame. i was rather shocked about this temp too… I thought it was roughly 650F too… I’m pretty sure since gasoline is an accelerant (may not be the right word) gasoline burns even hotter than a candle would… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/george-bush-collapses-bridge-in-bay-area/28512)._