• 2 months ago
Chinese astronaut conduct a spherical flame experiment during an orbit to ground space lecture using a match and a candle.

Note: Video is in Mandarin - No translation available.

Credit: China Central Television
Transcript
00:30The heat generated by combustion, cooling, and cooling
00:35form an inefficient current.
00:37As a result, the flame of the candle will not be able to catch fire.
00:42In the space station, the microgravity environment
00:46almost eliminates this kind of inefficient current.
00:49The gas after combustion
00:51moves in the same direction in all directions.
00:55Therefore, no matter which direction the candle is facing,
01:00the flame of the candle will not be able to catch fire.
01:04This is a low-temperature performance.

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