It's also why a solid wood beam does better in a fire than steel. Once the outside is charred it shields the inside and the beam can keep a good bit of its strength before eventually failing once the outer layers get burned through. The steel heats up quickly and goes soft long before its melting point.
Also a big fan of the smell of allspice. I remember as a child climbing on the kitchen counter to reach the spice cabinet so I could crack that jar and get a good whiff.
I think Frieza could've destroyed Namek instantly if he wanted. That was a deliberate slow destruction on his part. Vegeta is plenty strong enough at this point in the story to essentially instantly destroy Earth.
We see Vegeta and Nappa standing in their open pods out in space when they destroy that bug planet on their way to Earth, so presumably they can tolerate being out in space at least for a little while too, so maybe his "plan" was too call up his pod to his position after things blew up.