juanpontoon
juanpontoon t1_izblhah wrote
Is it the case that a candle lit in zero gravity (like the space station, with Earth-like atmosphere) would have a briefly spherical flame which would then burn out from oxygen deprivation? Heat rises and without gravity, would it not expand spherically, and then there would be no adjacent oxygen? Thank you.
juanpontoon t1_izfnou6 wrote
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That is so cool! Thank you. I've asked this question for years, had my own hypothesis, and never a chance to test it.