Fun_Sized_Momo t1_ja1ym4n wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:05 AM

I painted a space battle scene for a school project. The professor wanted to take points off because on one of the space ships had a small trail of fire. My justification was that A) the space ship cabin is filled with air for the pilot and B) modern space ships use propellants that are flammable in space as they contain their own oxidizers as well as fuel.

The_Solar_Oracle t1_ja1z6c4 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:11 AM

While it was in a still pressurized section, the long-since destroyed space station Mir also had a fire nearly twenty six years ago to the day!

HurricaneHugo t1_ja2w5ty wrote on February 26, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Hah same thing happened to me, expect the other way around. I got points taken off a painting because there wasn't an explosion!

ChrisARippel t1_ja3iu0v wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:06 PM

The Sun is hot plasma gas, not fire requiring oxygen. The trail from your ship was probably hot plasma gas, not fire requiring oxygen.