The Flame Explained

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Post by poinsettala » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 2:12 AM UTC

The Flame Explained
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Re: The Flame Explained

#2

Post by MultiRRomero » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 3:25 AM UTC

This is amazing. I remember being a kid and asking the question, what kind of matter exactly is a flame? Is it plasma?

The first satisfying answer I've ever seen. (And please, if you've seen other good resources, post them here too!)

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by warmwaffles » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 3:59 AM UTC

TIL I learned about what actually makes a flame. I never really asked myself what makes up a flame. I kind of took it for granted.

Re: The Flame Explained

#4

Post by laurencei » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 4:02 AM UTC

...Came expecting a detailed interesting dissection of the recent Flame virus... left disappointed...

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by ftwinnovations » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 4:38 AM UTC

laurencei wrote: post #4

...Came expecting a detailed interesting dissection of the recent Flame virus... left disappointed...

...Came expecting a detailed interesting dissection of why fire makes a flame (seriously)... Left pleased and satisfied...

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by sakai » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 5:29 AM UTC

MultiRRomero wrote: post #2

This is amazing. I remember being a kid and asking the question, what kind of matter exactly is a flame? Is it plasma? The first satisfying answer I've ever seen. (And please, if you've seen other good resources, post them here too!)

Hopefully somebody will eventually help to curate all of these great teaching aids / resources and help educators discover and use them too...

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by ineedtosleep » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 6:50 AM UTC

This is a surprising and refreshingly entertaining video. I have always been curious as to what flames really were, but it has always been on my "Things to look up eventually list" that I never get around to. The song at the end was a nice touch too (though I'm not a fan of the M83-esque yelling in it).

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by alanh » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 7:03 AM UTC

laurencei wrote: post #4

...Came expecting a detailed interesting dissection of the recent Flame virus... left disappointed...

To be fair, it is really bizarre that the article chooses to phrasing “the flame.” “Flames” would make more sense.

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by moconnor » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 7:05 AM UTC

Despite being a top science student at school, I learned more in those 7 minutes than any given 7 minutes of a science class in my life.

Could more of education look like this? Why doesn't it?

Re: The Flame Explained

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Post by StavrosK » Mon, Jun 11, 2012, 7:44 AM UTC

laurencei wrote: post #4

...Came expecting a detailed interesting dissection of the recent Flame virus... left disappointed...

Came expecting a detailed interesting dissection of the recent Flame virus, left even happier. After all, I'll encounter fire much more often than Flame.