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I dont think condensed is the right word.
But fire IS a lot of energy in one place, self sustaining. It is a chemical reaction that triggers more energy releasing reactions and ionizes the air around it.
Enjoy your trip!
If you really want to blow your mind, the energy being released as the fire is essentially the solar energy that that plant has collected over time (turned into chemical processes)
How does non plant life burn so well then? Like boxes, newspaper etc. Is that still the stored solar energy from the plants they are made of? If so where is it stored and yes, consider my mind blown. I’m currently trying to think of something flammable that has not at one point been a plant.
It’s stored in chemical bonds of the molecules. Fire breaks those bonds, releasing chemical potential energy. There are a handful of metals that are flammable, like lithium
Water is already a product of combustion, and oxygen isn’t flammable. Fire is a chemical reaction, specifically rapid oxidation. Water molecules are fully oxidized, the result of burning hydrogen
Some friends were shroomn once and I tried to explain the double slit experiment; one was absolutely mindblown and the other recounted how he thought his brother killed his mother and burst into tears. But to answer your question, everything is vibrations/emanations of energy/ holographic projection. Does consciousness cause wave form collapse? (Condensing of vibrations brought on by the conscious bystander/ observer effect?)
One time when I was on acid, me and some friends went to the bamboo forest. The forest was deep in the woods. When we got there we were all amazed by this glowing ring of dirt. And in the center there was a piece of wood that was glowing bright like a star. I walked into the circle and picked up the wood. We all stared at it for a little bit and I remember asking “Is this, is this fire?” I realized as I was asking, so I quickly dropped the wood. For the next hour I couldn’t feel my hand and I thought I had burned myself.
It turned out it was a piece of wood from a bonfire. The fire was out and the wood kept on glowing. My hand was fine.
When THEY tell you not to contemplate something, that’s exactly when you should contemplate it.
Happy Trails!
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I dont think condensed is the right word. But fire IS a lot of energy in one place, self sustaining. It is a chemical reaction that triggers more energy releasing reactions and ionizes the air around it. Enjoy your trip!
isn't heat just particles vibrating or moving around a lot
Basically yeah
If you really want to blow your mind, the energy being released as the fire is essentially the solar energy that that plant has collected over time (turned into chemical processes)
How does non plant life burn so well then? Like boxes, newspaper etc. Is that still the stored solar energy from the plants they are made of? If so where is it stored and yes, consider my mind blown. I’m currently trying to think of something flammable that has not at one point been a plant.
It’s stored in chemical bonds of the molecules. Fire breaks those bonds, releasing chemical potential energy. There are a handful of metals that are flammable, like lithium
How is water not the most flammable thing ever? Considering Hydrogen and oxygen are extremely flammable
Water is already a product of combustion, and oxygen isn’t flammable. Fire is a chemical reaction, specifically rapid oxidation. Water molecules are fully oxidized, the result of burning hydrogen
Some friends were shroomn once and I tried to explain the double slit experiment; one was absolutely mindblown and the other recounted how he thought his brother killed his mother and burst into tears. But to answer your question, everything is vibrations/emanations of energy/ holographic projection. Does consciousness cause wave form collapse? (Condensing of vibrations brought on by the conscious bystander/ observer effect?)
One time when I was on acid, me and some friends went to the bamboo forest. The forest was deep in the woods. When we got there we were all amazed by this glowing ring of dirt. And in the center there was a piece of wood that was glowing bright like a star. I walked into the circle and picked up the wood. We all stared at it for a little bit and I remember asking “Is this, is this fire?” I realized as I was asking, so I quickly dropped the wood. For the next hour I couldn’t feel my hand and I thought I had burned myself. It turned out it was a piece of wood from a bonfire. The fire was out and the wood kept on glowing. My hand was fine. When THEY tell you not to contemplate something, that’s exactly when you should contemplate it. Happy Trails!
Fire is a chemical reaction between a fuel source and oxygen, giving off heat/light/other stuff