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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Because you need oxygen for fire and there isn’t any oxygen in the pipes, it’s just pure gas. Even if there was a little oxygen, the ratio needs to be just right or nothing would happen.

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