Why do stars explode when they die, instead of just fizzle out like every other kind of explosive/combustible reaction?

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I mean … is there any other type of explosive, combustible, or flammable reaction known to man that ends its reaction with a terrific explosion that’s more powerful than any of the other combustions prior to the end? It honestly seems like stars are the only things in the universe that end their lives that way. How come?

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Stars are fluffy balls of sunshine held together by gravity. When they die they stop fluffing up and their sunshine heads for the center. The it all bounces off the center and a bunch of the sunshine leaves at once! The star now has much less sunshine and will not shine as bright.

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