So, today we read a science article called "Fighting Fire with Sound". It was a really cool project, where some students from the University of West Georgia were trying to find a different fire extinguishing system for the international space station; in zero-gravity, water may not always work.  |
| Fire on Earth (left) Fire in Space (right) |
The students hypothesized that sound waves would work, by lowering the air pressure around a flame, making it go out. A candle and speakers were used to test the experiment, which was held in a zero gravity simulation room. Even though that particular theory wasn't proved, the students
found out that smaller flames could be put out by sound in their lab. Further research and projects could discover better ways to put out fires around computers, where regular fire extinguishers can't be used.
(n.d.). Retrieved from:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2006/1012-fighting_fire_with_sound.htm
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