Eli5: how come when you light a barbecue the spark doesn’t ignite all the gas in the pipes?

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Eli5: how come when you light a barbecue the spark doesn’t ignite all the gas in the pipes?

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Imagine trying to dye the water in a squirting hose. All the dye you put in would just be the water on the end, the dye would never flow up the moving water. Fire is the same way as that.

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