ELi5: Why does it get super wet in a gas ovens when you first turn it on? Like a bunch of water condenses on the window and everything. Yes i am stupid

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ELi5: Why does it get super wet in a gas ovens when you first turn it on? Like a bunch of water condenses on the window and everything. Yes i am stupid

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One of the bi-products of burning gas is water vapor as the hydrogen component of combines with oxygen. You don’t usually see it however because the air is heated enough the water doesn’t condense out. If the recently burned gas come in contact with a cold surface however, like the glass door of your oven, the water condenses out.

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