video thumbnail 1:28
What is fire?

2011-09-11

[public] 4.36M views, 33.0K likes, 420 dislikes audio only

channel thumbminutephysics

Fire it up! We explain hot stuff.

Video of a candle in microgravity: http://mix.msfc.nasa.gov/IMAGES/QTVR/0601309.mov

Tweet it - http://bit.ly/pOz9Dn

Facebook it - http://on.fb.me/n0pCUE

minutephysics is now on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6

And facebook - http://facebook.com/minutephysics

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.

Music by Nathaniel Schroeder

youtube: http://bit.ly/pakJLE

myspace: http://mysp.ac/qtmZQj

Created by Henry Reich Created by Henry Reich