Zero Gravity Candle Flames

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This is a great NASA image showing a rather unexpected consequence of zero gravity in the International Space Station. Hot air rises on earth as it is less dense than its surroundings and it becomes buoyant. Take the gravity away and there is no buoyancy and the hot air doesn’t rise.

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