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Originally Posted by Mark
yes, glad no one was hurt.
This fire is obviously a result of speed. The snowmobile was going so fast that friction generated enough heat to ignite a little gas spilled while fueling. This would not have happened if they had been going slower. At safe reasonable speeds the coefficient of friction over the ice is very small and there is no problem. Go very fast and it heats up.
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Are you kidding me? "The snowmobile was going so fast that friction generated enough heat to ignite a little gas spilled while fueling." Where exactly is that friction generated? And at what speed does that "friction" not generate? How fast can I go without risking my life by generating too much friction?
I sincerely hope that you are joking. If you are, you got me....