Posted on 08/10/2021 4:30:00 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: What does fire look like in space? In the gravity on Earth, heated air rises and expands, causing flames to be teardrop shaped. In the microgravity of the air-filled International Space Station (ISS), however, flames are spheres. Fire is the rapid acquisition of oxygen, and space flames meet new oxygen molecules when they float by randomly from all directions -- creating the enveloping sphere. In the featured image taken in the ISS's Combustion Integration Rack, a spherical flame envelopes clusters of hot glowing soot. Without oxygen, say in the vacuum of empty space, a fire would go out immediately. The many chemical reactions involved with fire are complex, and testing them in microgravity is helping humanity not only to better understand fire -- but how to put out fire, too.
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In most of the movies I’ve seen, fire in space consists of billowing clouds of flame, loud noises, and rolling combustion as the fire spreads and consumes it’s fuel. You know, pretty similar to what you’d see on a typical Hollywood film lot.
Dog is “helping humanity”.
It looks like covid.
Trump colluded with the Russians to start the fire on the ISS.
I don’t think that flaming Cheerios are going to be a big hit.
If that was a cheeseburger flame it would be great!
You’re right!
And a creamy milkshake to wash it down!
Looks like a miniature sun. See the sunspots.
Up close of the sun.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a30708030/detailed-close-up-sun-video/
We didn’t start the fire.
Like flaming globes!
It would be nice if they at least told us what is was that was getting burned.
Australia has many years with fires this horrible. The Outback is usually dry. I don’t know why anyone continues to live there. Poor animals—the world is going to run out of Koala bears and kangaroos. At least people can get in their cars and drive away.
Looks like a infected tomato!.................
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