Filing a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court does not automatically stay the mandate. Nonetheless, certiorari petitions are a common basis for asking an appellate court to issue a stay. Rule 41 expressly contemplates such motions.
The Fire Triangle. Three things are required in proper combination before ignition and combustion can take place---Heat, Oxygen and Fuel. There must be Fuel to burn. There must be Air to supply oxygen. There must be Heat (ignition temperature) to start and continue the combustion process.
If you ask any firefighter what it takes to create a fire, you will learn that you have to have three things: 1  A fuel - You need some sort of combustible solid, liquid or gas. 2  Oxygen to react with the fuel.  Heat - There must be enough heat to get the fuel above its flash point.