A burning match
<p><font size="3">A burning <b><a title="Match" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match">match</a></b>, a consumable artifact for producing </font><a title="Fire" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire"><font size="3">fire</font></a><font size="3"> under controlled circumstances on demand. A match is typically a </font><a title="Wood" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood"><font size="3">wooden</font></a><font size="3"> stick (usually sold in boxes) or stiff </font><a title="Paper" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper"><font size="3">paper</font></a><font size="3"> stick (usually sold in </font><a title="Matchbook" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matchbook"><font size="3">matchbooks</font></a><font size="3">) coated at one end with a material, the match head, often containing the element </font><a title="Phosphorus" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphorus"><font size="3">phosphorus</font></a><font size="3">, that will ignite from the heat of </font><a title="Friction" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction"><font size="3">friction</font></a><font size="3"> if struck against a suitable surface.</font></p><p><small><font size="3">Photo credit: </font><a class="extiw" title="commons:User:Rise0011" href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rise0011"><font size="3">Sebastian Ritter</font></a></small></p>[attach]6080[/attach]<br/>
