Sonowwe'vedecidedtoexploreit a bitfurther, andthefirstthingwedecidedtodowasinsteadofhavingthetwoverticallyhaveithorizontally, where I haveneverseentheexperimentdoneanywayexceptvertically.
Sothismaybe a reallyfirstwiththefirstthingThat's interestingisthatthegaslightslongbeforetheflameactuallygetstotheedgeofthetwo.
Uptillnow, wehadassumed, anditmaybetherightexplanationthattheexperimentproduces a shockwavethathitsthebottomofthetesttubeorthebigtubeandcomesbackagain.
Sotheflamegoingthiswaymeetstheshockwavecomingback, whichstopsitfor a minute, likebeingthumped.
Sowedidanotherexperimentwith a tubewith a rubberbangattheend.
Insteadofbeing a closedbigtestofwhatwethoughtmighthappen, thebangmightshootawaylike a cannon.
Asbefore, theflamestartedbouncing.
Butiftherewas a shockwave, itwasn't enoughtoremovethebomb.
Andifyouthinkaboutit, it's reallyquite a heavybag.