Matches in Space

Most recent answer: 10/22/2007

Q:
What does a match look like in space?
- Looke
WI
A:
Looke -

The flame of a match in space will look spherical. (The match itself looks like a perfectly normal match!) To find out why this happens, check out the answer .

-Tamara

p.s. I’m assuming here you’re talking about a match lit inside a space shuttle. A match in the vacuum of space itself would have no flame, as there is no oxygen there to burn.

(published on 10/22/2007)