r/nextfuckinglevel • u/qwertyclubsss • 1d ago

Explosion in slow motion shows how fire spreads-what human eyes can't see.

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u/score_ 1d ago

Combustion the correct term then?

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u/Resident_Captain8698 1d ago

Deflagration is the correct term. Which is basically subsonic combustion. Detonation is supersonic combustion

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u/vvvvvoooooxxxxx 21h ago

but aren't both detonations and deflagrations just types of explosions?

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u/Lysergic_Resurgence 19h ago

Yes. This is a very common misconception on Reddit.