ELI5: if a flame needs oxygen to burn then why it doesn't our atmosphere explode from a single flame? Submitted by [deleted] t3_126okof on March 30, 2023 at 2:21 PM in explainlikeimfive 15 comments 0
theholyman420 t1_je9zcs0 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:24 PM The atmosphere is mostly non-combustible nitrogen which makes it so the air doesn't explode or chain react like that Permalink 2 [deleted] OP t1_je9znwf wrote on March 30, 2023 at 2:27 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 5
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