I understand that fire needs gaseous oxygen to burn and that there isn't enough surface area for it to burn underwater because the water molecules get in the way of the oxygen molecules.

It just seems odd to me that theres enough dissolved oxygen for something like a great white to survive but not enough to light a match. Maybe I answered my question already.

heres an article about possible spotting of underwater fire.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/did-noaa-see-fire-underwater.html

8/30/2012 10:21:44 PM

Quote :

"You’ll be among the first human beings in history to see molten lava flowing across the deep-ocean seafloor."

wtf I watched that mess as a kid on Discovery. the footage was nothing new at the time; jacques cousteau could have filmed it

8/30/2012 10:34:23 PM

Fuckin magnets. How do they work?

8/30/2012 11:03:11 PM

it's not fire. it's lava

8/30/2012 11:05:33 PM

Damn. I should not have posted that link. Now everyone is just talking about the link and skipping the post all together.

8/30/2012 11:07:29 PM

To me, it looks like the fire is coming from cracks under the ocean floor and then getting extinguished once it hits the water. Thus not really burning in the water.

8/30/2012 11:10:53 PM

to me

8/30/2012 11:21:13 PM

Think about the fire "triangle", E Man. What do you need to have a fire? Oxygen, Fuel, and HEAT. So, underwater, you do have oxygen, and you might have fuel; but guess what water is great at doing: absorbing heat.

8/30/2012 11:36:24 PM

ahh, overlooked the heat capacity of water.

8/31/2012 12:35:36 AM

8/31/2012 12:40:17 AM

Is this thread about hydroponics?

8/31/2012 12:42:10 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo1RnDycpB4

8/31/2012 7:17:28 AM

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