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.
C'mon Baby, Light My Fire. The ingredients needed to start a fire are traditionally illustrated in the fire triangle. The three legs of the triangle are fuel, oxygen and heat. When enough of these three factors is present, a chemical reaction occurs that results in fire. This is why you can start a fire with two sticks: The fuel is the sticks, the oxygen comes from the air and fiction provides the necessary heat. But this is far from the only circumstance in which friction starts a fire.