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Alright, my turn. This was in nursing school; everyone involved received a Bachelor’s within the next few months.
Nurse 1: “blah blah blah oxygen is flammable.”
Me: “Oxygen is not flammable blah blah makes other things burn more quickly. A lot more quickly.”
Nurse 2: “something something won’t burn in space. You can take a burning object in space and it is snuffed out.”
Nurse 1: “Umm, there’s oxygen in space.”
Nurse 2: “No there’s not.”
Nurse 1: “If there’s no oxygen in space, how come the sun is still burning?”
Me: “…”
BUT the good news is, I explained “burning” and nuclear fusion on a basic level and the people around me listened. They asked questions. We looked stuff up. All-in-all, it was a wonderful interaction, and I’m very proud of everyone involved💕
Comment by thehighwindow at 03/07/2024 at 20:00 UTC
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Technically there is some oxygen in space but not enough to amount to anything.