r/interestingasfuck • u/herakles_love • 17d ago

We are called the Water World but we really should be called the Fire World. As far as we know, earth is the only place in the universe with fire. It has yet to be observed anywhere else.

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u/OuthouseRedback 17d ago

In a flame, ionization of the air atoms occurs because the temperature is high enough to cause the atoms to knock into each other and rip off electrons. Therefore, in a flame, the amount of ionization depends on the temperature. (Other mechanisms can lead to ionization. For instance, in lightning, strong electric currents cause the ionization. In the ionosphere, sunlight causes the ionization.) The bottom line is that a flame only becomes a plasma if it gets hot enough. Flames at lower temperatures do not contain enough ionization to become a plasma. On the other hand, a higher-temperature flame does indeed contain enough freed electrons and ions to act as a plasma.

That is what a simple google search got me. Maybe take your own advice.

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u/W0bb1ez 17d ago

Lmao thanks dude! And it’s odd that Herakles response was a direct quote from Google, sounds smart but think they googled it first.

R/condescending

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u/herakles_love 17d ago

Mm no I listened to a podcast called Stuff to Blow Your Mind. And they are correct and so was I. You wanna dance princess?

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u/herakles_love 17d ago

Ooh and the award for most likely to blow themselves up with homemade explosives goes to you and your mom. Come on down and take your sash.