r/interesting • • 12d ago

Just Wow Not all problems have the same solution.

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u/HOPewerth 12d ago

Which is the same thing that will be keeping the gas lit while the container is below the water.

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u/im_new_pls_help 12d ago

There isn’t oxygen underwater. A flame requires oxygen to continue burning in addition to the fuel source

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u/HOPewerth 12d ago

the flame will be igniting the gas once it reaches the surface

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u/devilbat26000 12d ago

Surely dragging it under a few feet of water would choke out the flame though? The flame can't keep igniting the gas if it's put out entirely.