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From: gnome@olivee.UUCP (Gary Traveis)
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Subject: Re: Would a candle burn ...
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> The current space program uses a 100% O2 atmosphere.  If you lit a
> flame in such an atmosphere, would all the dust and other random
> particles ignite in the presence of the flame?
> 

Uh, wrong.  The atmosphere is far from 100% O2.  Remember the
accident that killed four astronauts?  That was the last time
pure O2 was used, and that was many years ago.