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Flames become rounder and bluer in near-weightlessness

Without normal gravity, hot gases do not rise from a flame in the usual way. Flames can become round, blue, and more efficient, while soot and hot gases spread differently. Carbon dioxide can still build up around the flame and put it out.

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