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Why does smoke travel upward?
The smoke particles from a fire are carried up by hot air. Hot air has the tendency to rise because it has less density than normal air.
Why do you have to crawl on the floor when there is a fire?
The smoke and heat will move upward. u should crawl so u can see going and if u are standing up you will see lots of smoke and u will not be able to breath Because heat rises and if you stand straight up and take one breath, It can burn your lungs and kill you.
Why is it safest to crawl near the floor when there is a fire?
because smoke rises up. better chance of not breathing in smoke,
Why spiritwood not produce smoke?
All fire produces smoke, however different materials produce different combinations of airborne solid and liquid particulates and gases. Seasoned wood has less airborne solids, making the smoke more transparent to human vision.
Are you going to die in fire?
if you are in fire it depends...... If it is a house fire you may inhale so much smoke your lungs will not find clean and and you may die. if you stick say a finger or arm in fire it is less likely only if you get it off quick or you may lose your arm
Why is it better to crawl low through smoke if you are trying to escape from a fire?
It's better to crawl low because the smoke rises so if you crawl under it you wont inhale as much of it and are less likely to die of smoke inhalation than if you just ran through it
How do you get less high?
smoke less weed
How do you say smoke less in Malayalam?
Kurachu smoke cheyyu
What are important about heat detector?
They detect heat instead of smoke. They are widely used in boiler houses, kitchens where a lot of steam and smoke is created. If a smoke detector was installed in this application, then there would be a lot of false alarms. So instead, they detect the heat intensity of a fire which will set off the fire alarm. They are also less likey to be set off by accident. Spiders, dust, deodrant etc sets off smoke detectors quite frequently. this does not happen in heat detectors.
Why does smoke from a bonfire rise upwards using the idea of convection?
The smoke from an active fire rises in the surrounding air because it is less dense than the cooler surrounding air. It doesn't know anything about the idea of convection, and it doesn't need to, in order to behave appropriately.
What should you do to a fire with extremely thick smoke?
If that is inside the house and your trying to escape, then you should crawl like less than 6" of your breathing from the floor, remember that fire need oxygen below to keep on burning so if theres no oxygen there is no fire & smoke. you can breath down low while crawling to the nearest exit. Please try to practice everyone in the family especially small children to route a way of crawling blind folded to the nearest exit in case of Fire.
What are the characteristics of shortening?
Characteristics of shortening is the natural rendering of animal fat. Shortening has semi-solid fats, contain less water and have a higher smoke point than margarine and butter.
