Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Fire in Space

Or, a flame in free-fall.  Regardless, earlier (see post below) Commander Chris Hadfield answered the perplexing problem what happens when you wring a wet rag in space?  In that post I mused that I recalled seeing an experiment years ago of a flame in space.  Who knew?  Hadfield shows the curious action:




In Space, a Candle Burns
The results of a Burning and Suppression of Solids (BASS) experiment demonstrates that in zero-gravity—where heat doesn't rise—a flame burns in a uniform oval.  More amazing Hadfield photos at Popular Mechanics.

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