Eli5: In whoosh bottle experiment, why does the flame go down the bottle in almost a flat surface?

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Idk if that’s the right flair

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Denser gas fills bottle similar to how liquid fills a container, flame travels downward as surface layer is burned. Kinda like lighting a bucket a of gas will only have a flame on the surface. Correct me if wrong.