Hank: we may someday better understand matter in the midst of combustion reactions (2021)
prediction · status: unresolved · last event: predicted (2021-12-17) · owner: Hank
In December 2021 Hank said the matter in a flame mid-reaction is not really any state of matter, and that we may understand it better someday.
About: fire, state of matter, combustion, chemical change
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-17 | predicted | Hank says the matter in a flame mid-reaction is not really any state of matter, and maybe we will understand it better someday; it is a place where the usual hard lines between things break down. (hedged) | What State of Matter is Fire 00:03:20 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2021-12-17 · What State of Matter is Fire — Hank says no question that seems easy but is not is more common than what state of matter fire is. — 00:00:00
- 2021-12-17 · What State of Matter is Fire — Hank says fire is harder than a waterfall because its molecules are undergoing rapid chemical reactions and, while reacting, have no state of matter. — 00:01:41
- 2021-12-17 · What State of Matter is Fire — Hank's simpler answer: fire has no state of matter because fire is not matter; it is a process. — 00:03:20