When witches used to be burned at the stake, their cause of death wasn't from the actual fire itself, but from inhalation of super heated air. This air would essentially "melt" their lungs - they died of asphyxiation.
I would imagine that you can't really scream while inhaling super heated air. That your throat probably "melts" too...
... which is probably why they aren't screaming.
Melts here is used as an approximation, hence the quotation marks.
I would imagine that you can't really scream while inhaling super heated air. That your throat probably "melts" too...
... which is probably why they aren't screaming.
Melts here is used as an approximation, hence the quotation marks.