Why is it that when you run your finger through candle flame, you rarely feel the heat, but just a second of flame from petroleum gas can burn you good?
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Simply put, exposure. A petroleum gas flame burns at a higher temperature. Getting burns isn’t about temperature, it’s about transfer. It’s the reason why you can reach into your oven after heating it up to 100 degrees Celsius without suffering a burn, but touching any of the metal inside will burn you even though the temperature is lower than that of the air. The metal transfers the heat faster than the air can. Same with a petroleum flame vs a candle flame, except the petroleum burns hotter, so there’s more heat to transfer from the get go.
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