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Candle in space
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If there is a power cut in the space station, and they light the emergency candle, will it burn properly in zero gravity?
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I should imagine that convection doesn't work with no gravity so you would get a brief little fireball until the available oxygen is consumed around the wick and then, yes, it would snuff its self out as no more oxygen could be drawn in from the bottom (well there no longer is a bottom!)
I should imagine that convection doesn't work with no gravity so you would get a brief little fireball until the available oxygen is consumed around the wick and then, yes, it would snuff its self out as no more oxygen could be drawn in from the bottom (well there no longer is a bottom!)
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if the candle would self destruct - so would the flame used to light the candle - !!!!
if the oxygen stayed in one place there wouldn't be anyone to light the candle --- everyone would create their own vacuum (which nature abhors) and suffocate
I agree with the fireball - without "up" the heat would radiate in a ball - just like in starwars when the darkstar explodes.
the candle would create a vacuum which would be filled - causing air disturbance from all directions - and then it could get a bit complicated.
however - spaceships use an oxygen rich atmosphere so I guess striking a match would result in a dog impression
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if the candle would self destruct - so would the flame used to light the candle - !!!!
if the oxygen stayed in one place there wouldn't be anyone to light the candle --- everyone would create their own vacuum (which nature abhors) and suffocate
I agree with the fireball - without "up" the heat would radiate in a ball - just like in starwars when the darkstar explodes.
the candle would create a vacuum which would be filled - causing air disturbance from all directions - and then it could get a bit complicated.
however - spaceships use an oxygen rich atmosphere so I guess striking a match would result in a dog impression
woooofffff!