The people in the queue became excited once again. Although it seemed that extinguishing the lamp had become more difficult, it also made the reward activity by the Galactic Corporation Group feel even more genuine. The sense of being fooled disappeared from the hearts of everyone here.
“Oh my god, it didn’t extinguish.” In the second-floor private room, Su Jing’s classmates were also filled with astonishment as the result was beyond their expectations.
“How is this possible?” A young man who worked in the candle manufacturing industry looked shocked. Making candles difficult to extinguish was also their relentless pursuit.
However, what they aimed for were candles that were not easily blown out by the wind. The level of difficulty displayed in front of them, where pouring water couldn’t extinguish the flame, was something they didn’t even dare to imagine. It was simply against common sense.
“A’Jing, how did they achieve this?” Lin Hao couldn’t help but ask while Xiao Rui, Shi Lei, Ding Bin, Tian Xi, Wang Yan, and the others also had curious expressions on their faces.
“Some things are better left unrevealed,” Su Jing smiled faintly, pretending to be profound and mysterious.
“Is there some substance in the fuel that rapidly decomposes water into hydrogen and oxygen, making it impossible to extinguish?” Qian Yingzhu couldn’t help but speculate.
Although this conjecture was not reasonable, considering the possibility of a substance that could rapidly decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen was unrealistic.
However, the scene before them was so incredible that they could only speculate in an exaggerated direction.
“When water turns into hydrogen and oxygen, from a chemical equation point of view, it doesn’t require the addition of any substance. At most, substances act as catalysts. Could it be a new type of catalyst that, combined with the temperature of the flame, allows water to decompose into hydrogen and oxygen?” Jiang Wang also made a bold guess.
“Your speculations are quite sci-fi. Even if it’s possible to decompose water into hydrogen and oxygen, what if they use another method to extinguish the fire?”
The students engaged in lively discussions, creating a joyful and harmonious atmosphere in the private room. Even their eating pace slowed down significantly.
On the square, the tall and thin young man who had just failed appeared unwilling and wanted to try another method.
However, the business attire lady spoke up, saying, “Each person can only attempt once. If you want to try again, please go to the back of the line. Next, we invite the second person.”
Feeling reluctant in his heart, the tall and thin young man moved to the back of the line, and the first person in the second row stepped forward.
She was a middle-aged woman who seemed to have just returned from the market, carrying a fish, some vegetables, a small bag of flour, and some beef in her hands.
Then, to the astonished gazes of the crowd, she took out the bag of flour. Everyone could guess what she intended to do, and they couldn’t help but think, “Can it be done like this?”
Although fine flour dust suspended in the air can ignite when it encounters an open flame and may even cause an explosion, hence the concept of flour explosions, which was also the reason why flour factories strictly prohibit the use of flames.
But with a bag of flour poured down, the tiny flame could be instantly covered, isolating it from fetting any air.
They all looked towards the business attire lady, hoping she would stop the middle-aged woman. However, the business attire lady nodded and said, “Using flour to extinguish the fire does not violate the rules.”
“Oh no, it’s over. The fire will definitely go out this time.”
“Let’s not be so absolute. Maybe there will be another miracle like before?”
“Just by pouring flour, how can the flame not go out? What miracle could there possibly be?”
Everyone became extremely worried at this moment. If the flame was extinguished by this middle-aged woman then they would have no chance at all. But to their surprise, the middle-aged woman did more than just sprinkle some flour.
She completely opened the bag and lifted it over the oil lamp. Then, with a swish, the entire bag of flour poured down on the flame, completely covering the flame, wick, and the mouth of the oil lamp. Flour particles were scattered everywhere, creating quite a spectacular scene.
“Hahaha, it’s out, it’s out! The One Million Yuan is mine!” The middle-aged woman burst into laughter, hopping and jumping in place. Judging by her lively appearance, she must frequently participate in Square Dancing.
“Ah.” The others felt a deep sense of disappointment in their hearts. The happier the middle-aged woman was, the sadder they felt.
This woman, why did she have to go all out from the beginning? She didn’t even give the people behind her a chance. And how could a middle-aged woman like her be so high up in the line?
However, at this moment, the business attire lady smiled and said, “Did the flame really go out?”
Everyone was taken aback by her words. The flame and wick were completely covered by flour. How could it not go out? They stared at the pile of flour on top of the oil lamp, and after waiting for a while, a bewildering scene unfolded before them.
A tiny black spot gradually appeared on the surface of the flour, then it began to expand. The surrounding flour slowly scattered, and a small flame emerged from the center of the black spot.
More and more flour was burned black and scattered, and the flames gradually revealed themselves, still burning fiercely, completely engulfed in the center of the flour, showing no sign of being extinguished. The people in line were both shocked and delighted.
They were amazed that the fire wouldn’t go out, yet thrilled that they still had a chance. Of course, many people were puzzled. If water couldn’t extinguish it and flour couldn’t smother it, then how could they put out the fire?
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