Originally posted by Acton
Fire - The visible aspect of the exothermic oxidation of various substances.
Ice - The transparent, crystalline solid state of water molecules.
They don't really symbolise anything to me, they are what they are.
Darn scientists, always unweaving the rainbow. :mad:
aquila
Acton
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Originally posted by Vector A
Darn scientists, always unweaving the arc in the sky of visible light caused by the refraction, reflection and further refraction of electromagnetic radiation passing through water droplets in the Earths atmosphere. :mad:
Fixed!
OrangestO
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Originally posted by Acton
Fire - The visible aspect of the exothermic oxidation of various substances.
Ice - The transparent, crystalline solid state of water molecules.
They don't really symbolise anything to me, they are what they are.
No :o
Point for Intellekshual. The rest of you guys suck :p
Acton
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Originally posted by OrangestO
No :o
You asked, you got. That's how I see them.
SYSTEM-J
For me, seeing the two together in that phrase conjures a literal visual image of fire burning amongst ice, and so the phrase has connotations of magic or natural wonder, as well the properties of the two elements: clarity and delicacy of ice coupled with the vibrance and movement of dancing flames. That's pretty much how my brain works when interpreting poetic imagery, I suppose.
I always took it that the phrase was supposed to mean two opposite extremes - two things or people utterly opposite to each other, as demonstrated by the classic Spinal Tap moment:
I would personally say it's slightly arbitrary to call fire desire and ice anger - why wouldn't anger by fiery, and if so why would desire by icy? But then, poetic symbolism has a tendency to be arbitrary.
Intellekshual
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
I would personally say it's slightly arbitrary to call fire desire and ice anger - why wouldn't anger by fiery, and if so why would desire by icy? But then, poetic symbolism has a tendency to be arbitrary.
Are you familiar with Robert Frost's poem?
"Some say the world will end in fire,
some say in ice.
from what i've tasted of desire
i hold those who favor fire.
but if it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate to say
that for destruction, ice
is also great and would suffice."
I could probably summarize Fire & Ice in one word = Lilith.
Acton
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Originally posted by Intellekshual
"Some say the world will end in fire,
some say in ice.
from what i've tasted of desire
i hold those who favor fire.
but if it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate to say
that for destruction, ice
is also great and would suffice."
Fire. Definitely fire :p
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by Intellekshual
Are you familiar with Robert Frost's poem?
No, but I would say from reading it that ice symbolises hate, not anger, which is an important distinction.
Intellekshual
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
No, but I would say from reading it that ice symbolises hate, not anger, which is an important distinction.
You're right. I realize that upon reading it again. I only vaguely remembered how it went.
Banora
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Originally posted by Acton
Fire - The visible aspect of the exothermic oxidation of various substances.
Ice - The transparent, crystalline solid state of water molecules.
They don't really symbolise anything to me, they are what they are.
This is what I was going to say, but you beat me to it. :whip:
Jon_Snow
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Originally posted by Nrg2Nfinit
awesome.. i was actually thinking hte same thing.
:)
I attribute this song for my weakness for girls named Sara (excluding Palin of course). But who could resist a song of fire and ice? :)
