What is a Flame
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Not SyncedExcuse me...
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Not SyncedPardon me...
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Not SyncedNo, no, no...Not up there!
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Not SyncedI'm down here.
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Not SyncedYup, hello!
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Not SyncedI am a scientist.
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Not SyncedAnd I've come to improve your...situation just a bit.
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Not SyncedSee that fire over there?
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Not SyncedHave you ever really wondered what flames are? From that fire?
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Not SyncedI mean, look at all of those colors.
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Not SyncedAnd you feel that heat! It's hot, right?
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Not SyncedOh gee, it must be a torture being around all of these flames and not knowing what they are!
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Not SyncedHere, take a look at this cupcake.
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Not SyncedYou see the flame on top of this delicious looking cupcake?
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Not SyncedYou do like cupcakes, don't you?
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Not SyncedWell, let's take a closer look, shall we?
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Not SyncedFantastic!
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Not SyncedIf we look at the flame on top of this cupcake
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Not SyncedWe first notice a few things.
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Not SyncedLike, all the colors.
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Not SyncedAt the bottom, we have this bluish color.
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Not SyncedAt the top it's more yellow, orange and reddish.
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Not SyncedAlso, the flame is hot.
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Not SyncedWhy is it so flaming hot?
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Not SyncedWell, to answer these questions,
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Not Syncedyou need to know something very important.
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Not SyncedYou see, everything is made of tiny things called atoms.
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Not SyncedAnd these things are the building blocks that make up everything!
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Not SyncedAnd they're really small.
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Not SyncedSmaller...smaller...even smaller!
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Not SyncedHey look, you can't even see them, they're so small!
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Not SyncedExactly!
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Not SyncedAnything you can think of is made up of atoms.
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Not SyncedYep, this air-conditioner is made up of atoms.
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Not SyncedThis delicious popsicle is made up of atoms.
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Not SyncedThis ice-water is made up of atoms.
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Not SyncedEverything is made up of billions and billions of atoms!
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Not SyncedNow this candle and flame, they're made up of three different knds of atoms.
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Not SyncedCarbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen.
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Not SyncedThe Carbon and the Hydrogen are locked together to form solid wax and ...???
- Title:
- What is a Flame
- Description:
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Although this Flame Challenge entry was first submitted on Vimeo, this goes out to all the YouTube viewers out there. Thanks to Alan Alda and The Center for Communicating Science for creating such an educational and creative venue!
- Video Language:
- English
- Team:
- Volunteer
- Duration:
- 07:31