• 2 days 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 down, and cooling down
00:36forms an ineffective current.
00:38Therefore, the flame of the candle will follow.
00:43In the space station, the microgravity environment
00:46almost eliminates this kind of ineffective current.
00:50After combustion, the gas moves in the same direction.
00:56Therefore, regardless of the direction of the candle
00:59and the direction of the flame,
01:01the flame will form.
01:05This is a low-temperature performance.

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