....BANG! the car crashed into a lampost. The fuel tank exploded. Flames spread to a nearby tree, which burned furiously. Then it fell, and landed on a house, which collapsed and caused a gas leak. Flames spread to other houses, and ignited the forest nearby. The fires burned day and night, spreading to the outmost corners of the country, and eventually the whole continent was on fire. Huge plumes of smoke blocked out the sun, and killed all life on Earth. Except, of course, the..............