Why does campfire smoke “follow people around?”
In: Physics
When you move you create minor low pressure areas in your wake, and the smoke follows that. However once you stop moving, or in a steady breeze, these quickly go away.
Generally, smoke doesn’t actually follow you around a campfire. You’re just sitting too close and random eddies in the air are giving you a faceful of smoke. If you stop sitting so close that your shoes are toasting on the rocks, you won’t have this problem unless you’re actually sitting downwind of a smoky fire.
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