While everything comes down due to gravity, why do flame goes up?
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The pull of gravity draws colder, denser air down to the base of the flame, displacing the hot air, which rises. This convection process feeds fresh oxygen to the fire, which burns until it runs out of fuel. The upward flow of air is what gives a flame its teardrop shape and causes it to flicker.
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- The pull of gravity draws colder, denser air down to the base of the flame, displacing the hot air, which rises.
- This convection process feeds fresh oxygen to the fire, which burns until it runs out of fuel.
- The upward flow of air is what gives a flame its teardrop shape and causes it to flicker.
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