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Uploaded on Sep 11, 2011

Fire it up! We explain hot stuff.

Video of a candle in microgravity: http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/IMAGES/QTVR/...

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Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute!

In this episode we explain why fire is red, gas flames are blue, and why you're too cool to glow.

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  • Alessandro Filippi

    Fuck me. I thought I was pretty smart before. But I really understand like 10% of what this guy is saying.

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  • xander0713

    "obviously" lol. Was a just question, you don't have to be so pretentious.

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  • Simon Shilo

    Cool videos. Please explain why if I place an object next to candle light say my finger, the candle light in the midst of still air would seem to "BEND" towards my finger? What is the cause to this phenomenon?

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  • Ben Tero

    I wish i could glow...

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  • ANLUAN SAGE

    hi i would like to thank you for your work...but actually i want to know what kind of spectrum is being produced when we get the BLUE light(emission or continuous too)

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  • mrjazzvids

    nathaniel schroeder! badass bass player

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  • carriere777

    lets say negligible...

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  • guy67usm

    you shouldn't have said zero gravity, but instead; micro gravity.

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  • GREEKILLERrtw

    Wha....t

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  • MrTheOverflow

    What is the background music?

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  • Tubeofjokes

    Ahhhh!!! That explains so much!

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  • Powertamer Ben

    not really because there is no oxygen in space to fuel the fire so it would not light or stay light if you managed to light it

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