Just because a match goes out doesn’t mean it won’t burn.

Also a tank keeps the oxygen level low.

Pour some in a cup. Then present a lit torch (not British torch) to the top of the diesel.

Unless it’s way too cold out, it’ll light up.

This is only if you’re talking absolute pressure.

At one atmosphere in air, diesel will burn. It just won’t self ignite.

That’s just exponentials coming into play. Area vs mass.

A micrometeorite can sure fuck up an astronaut at orbital velocities.

It’s all about the joules imparted.

A small enough rock going fast enough is just as deadly as a large one traveling slower.

Three days? I’m lucky to survive three hours without copious amounts of ethanol consumed.