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From: mahar@weitek.UUCP (mahar)
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Subject: Re: Would a candle burn ...
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Date: Fri, 26-Jul-85 13:03:33 EDT
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Summary: somthing I read once.

In one of G Harry Stine's books, I don't remember the title, he discusses
at length what happens to a candle in zero G. Candles have been studied
on airplanes in ballistic flight. A burning candle seems to go out as
soon as zero G is reached. The candle starts burning again when gravity
returns. Combustion is still taking place in zero G. The lack of heat
convection prevents an open flame.

I read this a few years ago, so more work may have been done since
then.