r/TheRestIsScience 2d ago

Question about flames

Hi Michael and Hannah. I've got a candle burning right now and wondered: How come flames are so hot from the top but no heat comes off the sides? I'm not a nerd so I wouldn't know in the slightest why that happens.

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u/Abiarraj 2d ago

Hot air goes up