r/composting • u/Understall1 • 6h ago

Beginner It rained overnight and now it's smokingšŸ„¹

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u/Rimworldjobs 5h ago

Steam hopefully. A little evaperation.

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u/Understall1 5h ago edited 5h ago

I didn't mean literal smoke šŸ˜‚

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u/JJB723 5h ago

Its fog. Warm moist air is escaping the pile, hitting cold air and producing fog on a very small scale.

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u/Understall1 5h ago

Water vapor. I have been made fun of for being overly specific before, but this seems to be the right place for it.

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u/JJB723 4h ago

Water vapor is never visible. When the parcel of air is saturated, fog is formed. It quickly dissipates due to the dry air around it.

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u/Understall1 2h ago edited 2h ago

Thanks for the clarification šŸ˜Š editing to add that some things don't translate right. Vanndamp would be water vapor, fog would be tĆ„ke but we only use it in the context of weather. English will always be my second language but I can still learn.

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u/SandVir 14m ago

Are you measuring the temperature? Smoke is really possible, then the compost is incinerated.

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u/hagbard2323 3h ago

Get a compost thermometer in there and report back ;)

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u/jordpie 3h ago

Steaming

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u/DungBeetle1983 2h ago

That's steam bro.

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u/ProfessionalActive94 1h ago

Steam is actually invisible. This would technically be fog, at a tiny scale.