I asked this question in 8th grade Earth Science class, in 1977(8), and the teacher laughed at me. "What do you mean, What is fire. Fire is fire!" I've asked it in other classes since then, and gotten similar responses. Thank you for confirming that it is a valid question.

@manjeetshahare4986

2 жыл бұрын

The state of fire is not a state of solid or liquid or gas but it's a fourth state which exists for time being. The state of fire runs the Universe. Its said mythologicaly that everything gets purified or becomes free after it undergoes the state of fire

@nobodyatall6050

2 жыл бұрын

@@manjeetshahare4986 what

@manlikebash1058

2 жыл бұрын

@@manjeetshahare4986 u mean solid liquid or gas

@spicydiarrhea5662

2 жыл бұрын

"lol what do you mean what is nucleophilic addition? nucleophilic addition is nucleophilic addition are you dumb or something?!"

@tetracube5089

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes the floor here is made out of floor

“Flames are hollow” that blew my mind, I’d never even thought about that being a possibility! Science is awesome!

@vergil4220

2 жыл бұрын

**Pling pling plong intensifies**

@Rubbafingaz1

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! That's my one thing learnt for today ticked off 😃

@somegirl558

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. But they will burn your fingies if you touchies.

@YaNoAwantoMas

2 жыл бұрын

Flames are hollow! Thats why it doesn't cast a shadow!

@PaintingwithEnrique

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

That spoon thing showing the different components of fire was pretty cool

@tornadodee148

2 жыл бұрын

science is cool! :) nerds and scientists are the ACTUAL cool kids, not the "cool kids" ;P

@tornadodee148

2 жыл бұрын

ok I lied sometimes the "cool kid" is actually cool but you get my point

@camiloparada9529

2 жыл бұрын

@@tornadodee148 lol I agree with you! Ignorance is lame, small minds seek to bring everyone down to their level. Luckily these days, people don't look down on those who seek to educate themselves as much as before

@camiloparada9529

2 жыл бұрын

@@tornadodee148 I've never been much for small talk,but I love nothing more than conversations about science, philosophy, politics and life in general, it's tough because people have a hard time accepting that people will have different views and feel personally attacked when their beliefs are questioned, I think the art of debate is something that needs to be taught more

@gnosticelk8193

Жыл бұрын

i wasn't sure at first why he was heating up a spoon...reminded me of something else entirely

*Everyone is asking “What is fire?” But no one is asking “How is Fire?”*

@christianmohammed3728

2 жыл бұрын

I'll do you one better, why is fire?

@fayruzjarin5972

2 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣

@Vitoleuu

2 жыл бұрын

Who is fire?

@user-bj9ln4ky7f

2 жыл бұрын

I'll do one better, where is fire?

@H128

2 жыл бұрын

@Science Revolution your "facts" are a lie. Whoever is behind this bot must be really desperate to bring out the "truth" that are in fact lies made up by 40 year olds on facebook. No one is giving you attention except for said crazy conspiracy theorists. Why spam this in a video that's completely unrelated to what you're talking about? If anything spam that in a flat earth video smh

My daughter recently asked me what fire was. I couldn't give her a decent answer. Now I can. And you went past "a flame is hollow" really fast. Never knew that. Now I do. Now all of my kids do too. Thanks!

@wrongsuitnotie8427

2 жыл бұрын

what did you tell her

@naenaedmysteries

2 жыл бұрын

i wish i had a father like you

@tamarweiss128

2 жыл бұрын

1

@ItsNayWorld

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZ-ErsyyY8_fes4.html I prank call dollar tree asked them to watch my kids 😭😭😭😭😭

@chrisaskme811

2 жыл бұрын

Fires hot, that’s all I would have said

This title is very deep

@archspeakingproduct153

2 жыл бұрын

And yet simply and concisely states the content

@tricksterii3779

2 жыл бұрын

we all here now?

@slymecookies4482

2 жыл бұрын

You're awesome!

@chuckalakatoob

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like something from Vsauce

@patrickrodriguez320

2 жыл бұрын

"I'm 12 and this is deep"

"I'll do you one better" "WHY IS FIRE!"

@pretzelheaddd

2 жыл бұрын

When is fire

@SpookaySpctr

2 жыл бұрын

Wumbo is fire

@analname5428

2 жыл бұрын

Who is fire?🤔🤔🤔

@alisadoodles8440

2 жыл бұрын

How is fire? 😔😔

@carolinareinoso2264

2 жыл бұрын

@Alexia Mendoza 9💪🥰😘🙏🏼😥🤦🏽‍♀️🥺🙏🏼🙏🏿🥰🥰😘😀😘😀😀😀😀😘🤔😀🤦🏽‍♀️🙏🏿😀🙏🏿🤔🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🤔🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🤦🏽‍♀️😘🤦🏽‍♀️🤔🤦🏽‍♀️🥺🥺💪😘😘❤❤❤

“Where did u go to school?” Me: KZread university

@lbozo9513

2 жыл бұрын

Where anyone can get their digree

@wholelottabry3036

2 жыл бұрын

@@lbozo9513 apparently not you

@lbozo9513

2 жыл бұрын

@@wholelottabry3036 oh I spelled degree wrong lmaooo you're right not even I can be helped😭😂

@square2641

2 жыл бұрын

@@lbozo9513 xd

@Mark10222

2 жыл бұрын

@@lbozo9513 I have respect to you for not being a offended snowflake

I love these things where people just take everyday things most people accept as just existing and ask "yeah, but what is it *exactly*"

@alexschannel7514

2 жыл бұрын

that s what i thought.. but now… wtf is dirt?

@dagothur6238

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexschannel7514 now we asking the real questions

@danidejaneiro8378

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but I have wondered this before....

@benoss7878

2 жыл бұрын

bro i’m so cooked and this is just amazing

@aryastark575

2 жыл бұрын

I've never thought of it in my life & when I read the title I immediately stopped & thought, "Wait, what IS it?" 😂

I renember asking my teacher this and she was just like: "It's a reaction, next question."

@Penut_Hijau

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@scorpioslick8518

2 жыл бұрын

If you can’t explain something in a simple way it’s cause you don’t understand it well enough

@SynZ777

2 жыл бұрын

Common Curriculum in a nutshell.

@2ndHandSmoker

2 жыл бұрын

You "renember"?

@gigigigigigigigigigigi8958

2 жыл бұрын

@@scorpioslick8518 What is a squid?

I have a bachelor's degree (B.S.) in biology with a minor in chemistry (basically a degree in pre-med) and this was never explained to me in school. We always just seem to take fire for granted. We know it's hot and bright, but not anything about what processes are taking place while the flame is burning. I added it to my "liked" videos.

see you all in another 10 years when the algorithm brings us back together again!

@NadiaMeile

2 жыл бұрын

See ya in a decade, good friend

@kingprody

2 жыл бұрын

!

@unknown-vy2kk

2 жыл бұрын

See ya bud

@milk_tea_9827

2 жыл бұрын

See ya

@nelivanbinas9837

2 жыл бұрын

*well this is a fascinating time period*

That spoon thing was so cool

@tuesdaywithanh

6 жыл бұрын

The hollow flame thing BLEW MY MIND!!!!!!! I never knew that!!

@o28ueuqo63

4 жыл бұрын

nothing new for a smakhead

@DANGJOS

4 жыл бұрын

I've done something similar with liquid nitrogen in a yogurt container

@ujjvalw2684

3 жыл бұрын

@@DANGJOS any video of that?

@DANGJOS

3 жыл бұрын

@@ujjvalw2684 Unfortunately not. I probably should have recorded it. Or maybe I did. I need to check

didn't know flames were hollow. Interesting.

@TheHiroClaw123

4 жыл бұрын

I still don't get that one, the oxygen reacts at the bottom of the fire, so why is the rest of it hollow?

@samuelmaingi6365

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently flames have more in common with me than I thought, in that they are also hollow in the inside

@user-uq1wf7wn1o

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheHiroClaw123 ८ज

@monke_yyo

3 жыл бұрын

uh? Don't get it wrong "candle flames" are hollow

@jherodfaulkner8491

3 жыл бұрын

Made me think of dark souls lol

If everyone could explain stuff this simple and straight to the point the world would be a much better place.

Okay KZread I clicked on this recommendation. Thank you, please leave me alone now 😂

@IoanCenturion

2 жыл бұрын

Same dude

@brandon3112

2 жыл бұрын

@@IoanCenturion same part 3

@Sana-rb6vk

2 жыл бұрын

👉👈 😂😂

@nekotempest5157

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

@chahnezkaramane9139

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sana-rb6vk KARAMANE

“I know what fire is…” *scrolls* “well, lemme make sure” *scrolls back*

@dbamp

2 жыл бұрын

exactly my thought process LOL

@tancherry09

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@montillarollan7654

2 жыл бұрын

Fr

@nightmarem.t.m1911

2 жыл бұрын

Same🤣

@provocativirginian33

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha ME TOO!! I basically said and DID the same thing lol

I like the idea that while most people see fire as a purely destructive force, the heat and light from it are reactions from the creation of elements, not the destruction of such.

@spazbog123

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the piece of wood or other "fuel" doesn't quite see it that way.

@conanbardwell6760

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wood, such a thinker

@j_online9526

2 жыл бұрын

@@conanbardwell6760 😂

@drudle

2 жыл бұрын

@@spazbog123 The fuel sure doesn't see it that way, but the molecules that comprise the wood sure do.

@conanbardwell6760

2 жыл бұрын

Oh molecules, such a wood

This video has been on my reccomendation for a week straight now

Fire 🔥 fascinated me since I was kid. Must've been that primal instinct that we all share.

"What is fire?" Hmm nice, guess im not sleeping tonight.

@nico_the_dysfunctional2808

2 жыл бұрын

What te was it for you? It was 7am for me

@Mr-E

2 жыл бұрын

@@nico_the_dysfunctional2808 Timezone exist

@nico_the_dysfunctional2808

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mr-E I know that's why I was asking 😅

@brokodos7574

2 жыл бұрын

It is a plasma

@Celestial-yq6hz

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully I can

When they ask "what is fire?" but not "how is fire?" Fire:*Sad fire noises

@simplicity2661

2 жыл бұрын

bruh💀

@meredithweller9778

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@abohsukampret

2 жыл бұрын

I'll do you one better, WHY is fire?

@stoperrie100official7

2 жыл бұрын

@@abohsukampret here's another one "Where is fire?" "When is fire?" "Who is fire?"

@thor4259

2 жыл бұрын

@@stoperrie100official7 why's fire?

KZread algorithm: they’ll watch anything at this point

Can we appreciate how no smoke is going into his face as he tells us this

@kenmore01

2 жыл бұрын

My understanding (and I may be wrong) is that the reason smoke goes toward us is because of our own body heat causing a draft. Wherever you stand near a fire, the smoke will naturally go toward you unless there is sufficient wind to blow it elsewhere.

@lifeisanillusion2411

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenmore01 wish I knew this ten years ago but thanks

When i read the title: My brain: *what is fire? Baby don’t hurt me don’t hurt me no more*

@nathankid76

2 жыл бұрын

Good one

@Ohomemberingela

2 жыл бұрын

Same lol

I always blew my science teachers away asking the question “ is fire a solid liquid or a gas” i never got a true explanation until now.. truly i thank you

@screenname8267

2 жыл бұрын

I tried that. My teacher said, "it's a visible chemical reaction, not a state of matter"

@JakeCari

2 жыл бұрын

@@screenname8267 Derp... Make a bet with your teacher, bet him/her that fire is in fact a state of matter (the fourth) and that if he loses (which obviously will happen) tell him that he/she must buy you a plasma lamp :v

@linshanhsiang

2 жыл бұрын

I would have said it's a process. And that solids, liquids and gasses are also processes.. after all, all matter above absolute zero is unstable or at least changing,

@Sherirk

2 жыл бұрын

@@JakeCari Except fire isn't plasma, at least not all fires. Just like Chris' teacher said, fire is always a visible chemical reaction, and only under certain conditions can fire ionize atoms and be considered plasma.

@ReiEvangelista

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sherirk is correct. Fire is a chemical reaction, not a state of matter. However, if a fire produces enough heat to ionize gas atoms around it, then that gas becomes plasma. Not all fires can produce that much heat concentrated on gas before that gas flows away.

Somewhere inside that simple, humble flame, wrapped up within all the physics, chemistry, molecules and reactions are the secrets to the universe. Perhaps even the secrets to an unlimited source of energy. The universes greatest secrets, locked away in plain sight inside a simple, humble flame. Absolutely fascinating and awe inspiring.

I’ve been trying to learn about this for like 3 hours, watching and reading dozens of things, and this vid answered everything and more. Cheers!

Dude, if they taught me this in science class in a lab, that would’ve been a cool fricken lab to experiment with. “Oh yeah I’ve been around fire my whole life, I know all about it. Wait flames are hollow?”

@andywolan

2 жыл бұрын

"Flames are hollow?" My reaction as well.

@aliensarerealttsa6198

2 жыл бұрын

Gas is hollow and tries to separate? Amazing... That no one in the comment section knows this. Practically everything has empty space inside it.

@Goo_Gle.

2 жыл бұрын

@@aliensarerealttsa6198 Oh please. Yes, gas is hollow. I’m pretty sure everyone here knows there’s a whole lot of space in every thing. But that’s on an atomic level. He showed us hollow flames on a level that we can see with our naked eyes. Means flames being hollow is not a consequence of the empty space in everything. From what I understand from what he said, the reaction only lights up when it reaches air. So basically it’s burning faster than the air can fIll the space it’s occupying. Sort of like skipping in the rain so fast that the water drops don’t touch u, creating a dome shaped thingy. If that’s not cool, I don’t know what is

The color of the flame also depends on the element that is undergoing combustion. In addition to heat being generated because electrons are in lower orbitals, light is given off which depends on the spectra of different elements. Copper is green, strontium is red, for example. Fireworks are examples of the colors of different elements.

@joesnose1647

2 жыл бұрын

Great comparison info Gary👍🏻

@youwantmyname9208

2 жыл бұрын

Methane gas creates blue fire

@battlebrotherwh40k34

2 жыл бұрын

Neeeeeeeerrdddd ....jk jk

@ci-t0idi200

2 жыл бұрын

thanks old callmecarson very cool 👍

@pandasunflower1978

2 жыл бұрын

The light in the above is not heating but the down on the fire like black is gonna hit u if u touch so pls be careful do not touch the fire kids you ll'be die if u touch thank you for explaining sir..

I've learnt more here than in an entire school semester, applause worthy.

@muhammadisaac07

2 жыл бұрын

True 👍

Thank you - I have been asking this question for many years.

It has been my dream to know what actually is this thing, and thanks for explaining.

@macjalac5845

2 жыл бұрын

0 like for a checkmark... quite rare

@watlehbillidijedhik

2 жыл бұрын

3rd reply, before this comment blows up

@satyandra4932

2 жыл бұрын

Wait this comment is gonna blow up because he is verified so I am giving you guys a challenge to make this comment to reach 1k likes

@satyandra4932

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact - This reply is gonna have 1k likes

@RexzYoutube

2 жыл бұрын

yoo

The Latin for 'fireplace' is 'focus' - the centre point of a home.

@RRtradestar

2 жыл бұрын

Home is where the hearth is Hearth comes from German, Dutch and old English. It refers to burning or heat. Used for the center of the home where fireplaces would most commonly be.

@symbiote1982pk

2 жыл бұрын

No it isn't it's foco, the English translation of which is focus.

@Richard_Ashton

2 жыл бұрын

@@symbiote1982pk I was trying to keep it simple.

@dramaticcat3150

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z5WHz9OKZMjYhLg.html

Great topic! I remember learning long ago in school that rust is really very slow-burning fire.

@Misses-Hippy

Жыл бұрын

Really!

This is the most satisfying and reasonable explanation about the fire.🔥

My man, you just returned the favor on the mind-blowing front multifold. I didn't know flames were hollow!!! In fact, I knew very little of what you explained in this vid. Great job! It's a shame Alan Alda's Flame Challenge isn't about flames anymore. This is brilliant.

@neonet310

7 жыл бұрын

🔥 🔥 🔥

@OnideusMadHatter

6 жыл бұрын

It's too bad they didn't tell everyone what branch of science this all falls under... which would be thermochemistry.

@mxstatussong7314

6 жыл бұрын

PBS Space Time

@courtneymartin4527

5 жыл бұрын

PBS Space Time love your vids

@phenomenalphysics3548

5 жыл бұрын

Omg you are so brilliant! You don't need to worry about nt knowing anything about fire ! Bt your videos I've watched almost all of them! They're awesome!❤️ So fascinating❤️ I can watch your channel forever!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you so much❤️

30 fucking years on this planet & I didn't know that Flames were hollow. What a waste...

@Xemplifi

3 жыл бұрын

How have the last 5 been after knowing flames are hollow though?

@gio-nc7og

3 жыл бұрын

@@Xemplifi oof

@miguelprima5937

3 жыл бұрын

it's like useless trivia fact unless you're some sort of chemist or engineer, firefighter, or pyrotechnician or something lol

@bromicorn

2 жыл бұрын

It obly took me 14 years

@user-mn7pf3hs5n

2 жыл бұрын

This is the fire of the world How is the fire of the hereafter? It was said that the infidel was tormented in the fire and found a fire from the fire of the world to rest in it I bear witness that there is no god but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger We seek refuge in Allah from disbelief and polytheism

This was so concise and contained exactly what I was looking to learn. I'm amazed! Never was explained what fire truly was in school so I'm glad you published this video for all to see. Thank you! I'd love an explanation of what other kinds of fire are like oil or chemical fires.

This is the first one of your videos that I have watched and it was better than it needed to be. Well done and thank you :)

It’s pretty weird how little the average person knows about what fire actually is, even though it’s top tier when it comes to discovery!

@super_ficial

2 жыл бұрын

I think that the best discovery made was the, "point".

@RaymondOfTheBestest

2 жыл бұрын

@@super_ficial 😂 he don’t get it

@super_ficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@RaymondOfTheBestest Oh well.

@raziyatheseeker

2 жыл бұрын

Luckily for us, science works even when we don't understand it. ;)

@johnnymcblaze

2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty weird how little the average person knows about anything. Given that we are currently living in the Information Age, that says slot about the average person and why things are the way they are.

"Hey spongebob, is that fire?" "Yes Patrick, that is- PATRICK!!!"

@SA-ib5fy

2 жыл бұрын

HahahaHh well done good jock

@zalia5957

2 жыл бұрын

Well done on 69 likes

@crackingskull3769

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda lame ngl-

@koltrual9002

2 жыл бұрын

How old are u?

Finally s.o. explained, what I asked my chemistry teacher over twenty years ago!

Best video on the subject I've ever seen. Well done!

Fire, like water, is life-giving and life-saving while at the same time life-ending and destructive. We would never survive without both.

@legobrickabrac

2 жыл бұрын

I like making smoke burners.

@LunalovaniaGaming

2 жыл бұрын

Thousands of years ago, Fire was first discovered during a lightning storm. Lightning struck a tree, producing fire. What a discovery for the human race! ❤️🤝😁

@legobrickabrac

2 жыл бұрын

@@LunalovaniaGaming Who told you that? How about humans where always intelligent and just worked out how to make fire. Perhaps while they where cracking flit shones together to create blades they realised that when they hit the stones together it makes sparks and heat? Or how about they rubbed there hands together and realised friction makes heat so they rubbed sticks together to make fire?

@horus228

2 жыл бұрын

@@LunalovaniaGaming This thesis implies that before that lightning struck human where oblivious of fire which does not make sense. Fire is "known" to all animals as it occurs in nature. The "discovery" that changed our species was more likely the ability to kindle and maintian a flame for us to use not the observation of lightning strikes. (hope its understandable not a native english speaker)

@LunalovaniaGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@horus228 thank you! Nah you're good buddy. 👍

At the end I was waiting for him to say *"that's just a theory, A GAME THEORY!"*

@yeoldeseawitch

2 жыл бұрын

you mean A FLAME THEORY!!!

@justin-dm9jm

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking 🤣

@clydelacanlalay828

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeoldeseawitch fkohjk

@glamgirl5068

2 жыл бұрын

lol

@angelopotenza9180

2 жыл бұрын

He could be the next fake kairos

Had this Video a while in my recommended Videos so i finally chose to watch it. Didn't regret it.

Exploring the materials present at different locations with a cold piece of metal. That was fascinating! There's another video floating around where a candle flame is subjected to a 25kV electric field and the flame is ripped apart as negative and positive ions zoom off in opposite directions. When the electric field was dialed up enough the flame was snuffed out. So the fact that it's a plasma is another aspect of fire.

I was confused about the question "why does fire burn" then this just pops right in my recommendations lmao

@3bodYking99

2 жыл бұрын

Now Google is reading our minds?

@dev_invc

2 жыл бұрын

You need to buy some fire LoL... Bezos are you selling some??

@jaynestag95

2 жыл бұрын

It's weird as this has happened to me loads of times and I feel like Google can see right inside my mind.

@_Jayesh

2 жыл бұрын

Watch social dilemma buddy ☠️

@theunderdog9353

2 жыл бұрын

Racist

They always ask “Where is flame?” But never “How is flame?” 😔

@syahmansyahputra5073

2 жыл бұрын

I'll do better. "Why is flame?"

@barrymantz6026

2 жыл бұрын

@@syahmansyahputra5073 When, ....???? I just made quatum mechanics enter the chat!

@nrw64

2 жыл бұрын

Just give it a hug 🤗

@flame50000

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, people need to be concerned about my well being.

@ERROR-qh3zq

2 жыл бұрын

No one ever asked that question

I'VE FINALLY WATCHED IT NOW PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE

This channel answers all those questions, which we used to ask in our childhood and got scolded for... I wish we had KZread and this channel in late 90's & early 2000... My childhood would have been a lot more interesting..

Imagine how the first caveman felt when he accidentally dropped his meat into the fire

@denismustafa432

2 жыл бұрын

Pain

@thunderbolt5748

2 жыл бұрын

@@denismustafa432 fr

@phxycochillzzz6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@denismustafa432 😂

@nocredits8066

2 жыл бұрын

@@denismustafa432 🤣🤣

@ree3197

2 жыл бұрын

Which meat

Legit one of the questions I used to love, making to chemistry teachers, only to receive a vague "That's not as important as other chemical reactions"... Thanks for answering this.

@NaruSanavai

2 жыл бұрын

If you really think about it, teach wasn't just wrong, but _incorrect._ Fire is the _most_ important chemical reaction in the _universe_ ...at least, in some fashion.

@carbonwolf1087

2 жыл бұрын

@@NaruSanavai fire/heat is needed for just about everything, even some viruses need a degree of heat or their membrane and genetic coding will begin to break down. Goodness the sun is a giant fireball, without that no traditional life would exist as we know it. And heat is fairly necessary for chemical reactions.

@NaruSanavai

2 жыл бұрын

@@carbonwolf1087 Exactly! You could make a religion out of this!

@N1ghtm4reEyez

2 жыл бұрын

Wow this teacher has to be pretty ignorant to not know that we live right next to a giant ball of fire that gives us heat, allows the water to be liquid, and sustains life on earth.

@thebcwonder4850

9 ай бұрын

@@N1ghtm4reEyez except the Sun doesn’t get its heat from combustion, but rather fusion

“What is fire?” Me idiotic self: It’s the stuff the sun is made of

@s.m.8207

2 жыл бұрын

Kid: So true

@galqangelova8622

2 жыл бұрын

Bro

@mimi_rowe8406

2 жыл бұрын

Same 🪑🪑🪑

This was very cool. I gotta run out and buy a candle and grab a spoon! One thing he didn't explain is why wax is a fuel. What is the chemical makeup of it that gives it all those elements to smash around? Is a candle made of carbon?

@timaustin2000

2 жыл бұрын

Candles will made of solidified hydrocarbons, in the form of petroleum-based waxes, in most cases. Most of the carbon will be coming off of the wick as it charres away, though I may be wrong about that.

Fire is a rapid self-sustaining oxidation process of a combustible material, resulting in a release of energy in the form of heat and light in varying intensity.

@vario6492

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@zaklaj

2 жыл бұрын

Just say its reaction cuz ez

@CM-ky5go

2 жыл бұрын

The video explains it much better, but nice try.

@teslaaf5830

2 жыл бұрын

Yess according to wiens law the emitted intensities of light from fire is inversely proportional to the temperature

@zzzzxxxx341

2 жыл бұрын

What is light? Don't bother yourself, no one knows.

I asked this question in every science class I ever had growing up, and every time it was treated as a stupid question, as if to say “look at it? It’s a chemical reaction, it’s right there? What do you mean what is it? Here’s this formula” I just wanted to know what fire physically was

@sleekoduck

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I had an evil chemistry teacher. I got my revenge. Her caricature was in many high school yearbooks after her bullying. She messed with the wrong gifted student. 🎨😈

@SlinkyJosh

2 жыл бұрын

That's what a lot of teachers do instead of just admitting "I don't know".

@clarencegreen3071

2 жыл бұрын

Many people fall into the trap of thinking they have explained something just by giving it a name. For example, why does a fire produce heat? Ans: Because it's an exothermic chemical reaction. That's like saying a fire gives off heat because it gives off heat. An in-depth explanation is far more complex and must take into account the kinetic energies of the atoms or molecules involved. So, the question becomes, what causes the increase in the sum-total kinetic energy?

@logeyperogi1805

2 жыл бұрын

No question is stupid, especially when the only answer is “It’s the result of [insert formula here]”

@sleepysuga9484

2 жыл бұрын

This happened with me in Physics class when I asked "why planets revolve in elliptical orbit?" My teacher said and I quote "what do you mean by that. It's a universal fact and you cannot question it, just accepted it" I just wanted to know the reason not question it smh

I distinctly remember my middle school science teacher really telling me off for asking this question, glad to finally get a decent answer

It's almost like a small, simpler scale of the sun and how the sun generates its own light. So freakin cool

@MohammadHasan-tf2qc

2 жыл бұрын

Actually not. This is very different from sun. Sun doesn't need oxygen.

@cinnamonstar808

2 жыл бұрын

our sun light energy is from Sirius. The prior star we had is no more.

@omnium_gatherum

2 жыл бұрын

@@MohammadHasan-tf2qc when he goes into the interactions and ultimately de-excited electrons that create light in fire, it reminded me of how nuclear fusion creates light in the sun. I never said these were identical. Only that it's kinda like a small scale shadow of how light on a much bigger scale is created. You can make something of it if you want though 🤷🏻 but it's kinda pointless

@nightsky2789

2 жыл бұрын

This makes me uncomfortable.

@josephmallon9381

2 жыл бұрын

The sun in a fission reaction not a typical combustion like a candle

I have asked this exact question for years... and yes, chemistry class doesnt quite describe the exact physical properties of a flame very well at all. Thank you for the video!

@9Glaedr0

2 жыл бұрын

I wondered and came up with energy produced through matter getting stimulus. But that macro stuff pales compared to the explanation in this video

@turbo8628

2 жыл бұрын

@@9Glaedr0 same thing here. The release of energy caused by the reaction of the fuel source with the oxygen. Honestly one of the best explanations of what fire is that i have seen.

I read the title and immediately though "what IS fire?" It had never crossed my mind before lol

@bornuponawave

2 жыл бұрын

You say “I” read……what is this “I” you speak of?

@privateger

2 жыл бұрын

@@bornuponawave Are you trying to act like a psychologist?

@bornuponawave

2 жыл бұрын

@@privateger who’s asking the question?

@privateger

2 жыл бұрын

@@bornuponawave Me.

@jahhger

2 жыл бұрын

@@privateger this where they say back “well who’s this ‘me’?” And then Vsauce comes out of nowhere

Thanks a lot. I always wanted to know. Finally got the answer.

Amazing!! So unexpected! I could never imagine that the flame is hollow 🤯

THANK YOU for answering the question my science teacher couldn’t/wouldn’t explain to me because it was “too complicated “.

@hotcrazycatladyme168

2 жыл бұрын

Einstein said "If you can't explain something simply then you don't understand it". Your teacher would have been pissed, but it would have made a good point.

Damn I didn't know a candle flame was hollow. That's some trippy shit.

@ilovebutterstuff

2 жыл бұрын

Not hollow. Equiescent.

@inthebackwiththerabbish

2 жыл бұрын

@@ilovebutterstuff what does that mean?

@RubyDoobieScoo

2 жыл бұрын

@@inthebackwiththerabbish nothing, it's not a word.

@silence-humility-calmness

2 жыл бұрын

its not ok to be smart,,if you see people you know suffer severe consequences "coincidentally" the same week of the vaccine,,you shouldn't make the smart decision but shut off your thought and take the poison as the big pharma cult leaders tell you to, even though the only thing it does is hurt people and does not do anything they say it does ,and the cult group is protected from any repercussion,,shut off your thinking and take the poison ,,,,,ummmm well maybe its ok to be smart,,,,but its not ok to think,, you must let others do the thinking for you

@ilovebutterstuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@silence-humility-calmness --- the 'vaccine' is nothing more than SARS 2. They thought the antibodies from recovery would kill off this new strain of coronavirus, but it's been engineered in a lab, and behaves erratically when attacked. No, the vaccine won't save you. Might help a teensie bit. I recommend shutting off the TV and getting a hold of some hydroxy chloroquine, maybe a bit of that stuff Joe Rogan took. Covid is no joke, it twisted me up like Macho Man Randy Savage and left me weak for two weeks after. It's still not the killer they want you to think it is, though. Vitamin C, quit with the alcohol and smoking for a couple weeks, lots of rest and cool showers. Should be fine.

This video is thoasends times better than videos i was seeing every day

I'm in Grade 5 and I'm 11 years old. This fire explanation is awesome😍😍

It's good to know that I'm not the only one suddenly getting this in their recommended 😂

@phoenixgaming-plakadrakes6235

2 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@JhonIkkiOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

Why? You fear to be alone?

@556fillyoup

2 жыл бұрын

fr fr lmao shi cool tho no kap

@elinasvideodiary

2 жыл бұрын

haha same

@starcycle4308

2 жыл бұрын

Hiii same here

Imagine explaining this to the first human being who questioned 'What is a fire?' and imagine how long it took humanity to learn the answer to that simple question that was asked 1.7 million years ago.

@harunmusa1164

2 жыл бұрын

Captain Cavemen

@harunmusa1164

2 жыл бұрын

Captain Cavemen

@justaboredguy8738

2 жыл бұрын

@@harunmusa1164 uh...what?

@justaboredguy8738

2 жыл бұрын

@Weevil gods?

@harunmusa1164

2 жыл бұрын

@Plague Like Captain Caveman....

I've never asked myself what is fire but I had to click when this came up, thank you for the explanation lol.

Such a superb video. Thanks for keeping me curious. ;)

"Fire is life, not just destruction" -Sun warriors chieftain

@widexawake_

2 жыл бұрын

A fellow man of culture I see

@jackle7896

2 жыл бұрын

Praise the Sun

@simonvinet1421

2 жыл бұрын

Wait is this avatar im not sure

@widexawake_

2 жыл бұрын

@@simonvinet1421 It sure is!

@dhaniboi506

2 жыл бұрын

Now that you have revealed the secret, we have no choice but to keep you here FOREVER

It's interesting how fire is one of those things that we all know about, but most of us struggle to understand what exactly it _is_. I remember at one point as a kid I had someone tell me that fire was made of a state of matter called "plasma", and that's why it glowed. I stuck with that explanation for much of my youth. But that's not what fire is, and this video demonstrates that. The way I understand it, the chemical reactions involved in combustion occur in a fuzzy hollow spheroid interface surrounding but not including the wick. This is the frontier between the air and the gaseous fuel. And as explained in the video, the yellow-orange part of the flame is just hot soot, glowing in much the same way that hot metal glows. In this area, which is often the largest visible part of what we call a flame, there isn't a whole lot of chemical activity going on. Which I think runs in direct opposition to what our instincts tell us. After all, the warm-colored part of the flame is the biggest and brightest part. And when we're using a flame for light more than for heat, it is also the most important part. Such esteem makes it seem like this might be where the greatest amount of chemical activity is taking place, even though that's not true. I really enjoy channels like this that encourage people to challenge and explore their assumptions.

@AnArtisticToad

4 жыл бұрын

@Xxx_Fortnite_gamer_2012 And yet this is channel is called "its ok to be smart."

@whifflingtit9240

4 жыл бұрын

@Xxx_Fortnite_gamer_2012 Your anti-intellectualism is what's unnecessary here. Cutting people down like that is pointless. Someone sharing new understanding they've gleaned is far from pointless.

@whifflingtit9240

4 жыл бұрын

@@AnArtisticToad I know, right?

@doroborobo

3 жыл бұрын

Great comment!

@mujtab8siddiqu1

2 жыл бұрын

So which part of fire is coolest the blue part or the red and yellow part?

I had this doubt 3 weeks ago thanks

This is really incredible and amazing!!

Now people have asked, “How is fire?” But what about “Why is fire?”

@meltorious

2 жыл бұрын

"Who is fire?"

@Terrapin22

2 жыл бұрын

When is fire?

@sweetener9917

2 жыл бұрын

Why is fire? 🤨

@sunhiee500

2 жыл бұрын

"Is it really fire?"

@huwutao8726

2 жыл бұрын

Well is fire?

If you were recommended this randomly after 6 years then you might be a philosopher 😭

@HarmonHeat

2 жыл бұрын

🧐

@joch6552

2 жыл бұрын

nope, just a nerd

@The_sTress

2 жыл бұрын

Lol there's always somebody

@JordyShowWalks

2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I think I'm here because I was taking pictures of stars the other day and my friend said the word "fire" a few times (Google heard)

@alexsilva28

2 жыл бұрын

What

I consider myself a very strange person. I often ask myself theoretical questions, and a few weeks ago I thought “what is fire?” After pestering my family for answers, I finally searched on KZread. I am probably one of few people who searched for this, not got recommended to it.

@ice-nw3ps

2 жыл бұрын

Same here but i didnt quite understand it my english isn't enough 😔

Fascinating video. Thank you.

I knew almost nothing beyond the most basic aspects of what you just taught me. Amazing how fire truly works!

@legobrickabrac

2 жыл бұрын

In a smoke burner you can burn off the smoke and get more heat.

“What is fire, if water not preserving?” -Master Oogway-Vision

@socalrenegal9409

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DoomofOlympus

2 жыл бұрын

“preserving” 💀💀💀💀💀💀

@eagle7015

2 жыл бұрын

That's vision

@FlareiOS

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh it’s persevering

@OnPointFirearms

2 жыл бұрын

Nerd.

How stuff actually works, on a molecular level is awesome

Bruh..you just blew my whole darn mind...we really take the little stuff for granted

is it bad that I have learned more on KZread then 6 years of elementary school?I mean its not like I wasn't paying attention

@theoyoung5410

7 жыл бұрын

I'm a curious kit I was paying attention they just didn't teach me some of this stuff!

@Xeno455

7 жыл бұрын

That's because elementary school is for basic things. This is high school to college level chemistry, that I must admit (even as a biology major) I don't know too much about.

@cgmz13

7 жыл бұрын

+Brandon K. I think it is because he's not being forced to

@Xeno455

7 жыл бұрын

cgmz13 He distinctly said elementary school mate. They don't teach stuff like this in elementary school, because it's for basic fundamentals.

@theoyoung5410

7 жыл бұрын

yea but we did the plant unit for 3 YEARS in a row

"What is fire" Darnell from Pico's School: Ah yes, this video is so good, educational, potassium, beautiful, peaceful, heavenly, certified hood classic, drip, mind blowing and playful.

@mykolas8575

2 жыл бұрын

i saw POTASSIUM

@vario6492

2 жыл бұрын

Kris get the banana!

@TheManOfSexs

2 жыл бұрын

😐

@BlackerDogger

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheManOfSexs _?_

@chann1ess

2 жыл бұрын

KRIS GET THE BANANA!!!!!!!! Potassium.

This thought has kept me up at night for years along with what is lightning or arcing electricity physically/texturally. And now its in my suggested wtf.

This Video Was 🔥FIRE🔥

This question burned in me for years. Thanks for shining a light upon it.

@jp2503

2 жыл бұрын

What is your profile photo?

@ErikB605

2 жыл бұрын

@@jp2503 My Grandfather was an artist. He earned his money making leaded windows for churches. This is one of his studies depicting a marmot. Just thought it was funny.

@FeliX-TobiYahs-C

2 жыл бұрын

@@ErikB605 cool story, genuinely

@jp2503

2 жыл бұрын

@@ErikB605 it's cool! Anywhere I can see the full size?

@berlincreation

2 жыл бұрын

@@jp2503 Open the image in your web browser and remove everything in the image URL after 'LaGw'... then refresh the image...

I have always wondered what flame physically is and have never really had a description as satisfying as this, thanks!

@CristanioPeweyyy

2 жыл бұрын

Okay, but is fire hot? We all know water is wet. But is fire hot?

@ewann3

2 жыл бұрын

@@CristanioPeweyyy ....what?

@CristanioPeweyyy

2 жыл бұрын

@@ewann3 You saw the question.

@lizardlegend42

2 жыл бұрын

@@CristanioPeweyyy ...obviously

@OkSear

2 жыл бұрын

I still dont understand anything

Thanks for making the video

Nicely explained. Accurate, with sympathy. I like this Channel

I remember a conversation I had in highschool with a friend that was a chemistry, physics and math genius. One of the big questions he had was exactly this one: what is fire? I remember that I answered him immediately in the most naive manner: "Fire is energy." His eyes glowed. He was silent for quite a bit. "That's it."

@woskakakd1448

2 жыл бұрын

Drugs and their effects.........

@mrfixitusa6165

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds exactly like a conversation I had with a friend in my high school years... I was the one wondering he was the one answering.

@bintwaseem2151

2 жыл бұрын

@@woskakakd1448 how is this even related to that?

@I_am_a_man_of_science

2 жыл бұрын

I also had a same type of question in the High school, alas nobody could answer it, my question was "what state of matter is fire?"

@I_am_a_man_of_science

2 жыл бұрын

But then later I came to know that it was considered plasma.

I used to wonder this as a kid, never finding a satisfying answer, only chem stuff. Love the video

@pianosenzanima1

2 жыл бұрын

The most satisfying answer is that we don't really know.

@alexchan4819

2 жыл бұрын

@@pianosenzanima1 brother did you even watch the video

@pianosenzanima1

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexchan4819 yes

I just watched your video about dreams and when you mentioned Michael Faraday in this video, i just remembered that once i had a dream about him. I was studying for a test and i was studying atoms. Despite Michael Faraday's work isn't related to that and i didn't even know his name back then yet i swear to God i saw him in my dream. I saw he was in a big hall explaining his theory of electromagnetism. When i woke up and i searched for it, i was shocked and i was unable to wrap my head around it. How in the world did I learn all of this in just a dream.

Matpat's brother teaching us about fire is the best part

Fire is a huge blessing

@hewwo5439

2 жыл бұрын

See ya later

@clashwithsakib6683

2 жыл бұрын

and Ray Mak is a huge curse !

@jzen1989

2 жыл бұрын

This person RayMak is cring for real

@gavinisfound

2 жыл бұрын

Totally.. Not like in my country 100 people died from it,

@praveenkant7976

2 жыл бұрын

Ya it is , just praise your body in it .

This guy really knows how to make science interesting.

After 33 years, I finally realized this about the word "Fire". You take away the F, and you're left with Ire, Ire is the word "anger" to strike someone's anger like you would strike a match to create fire. Same thing with the country of Ireland, Ireland, or Angerland. Fire or Ire comes from its nature of burning passion, anger, love, etc.

I never thought that someone would explain what fire is to me.