Why is the smoke at the lit end of a cigar blue, while the drag end smoke is more grey?

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Why is the smoke at the lit end of a cigar blue, while the drag end smoke is more grey?

2006-08-09 08:28:04 · 4 answers · asked by salsbury 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore

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The particle size is smaller at the lit end and light is diffracted at the blue end of the spectrum. At the other end the particles are larger as they tend to clump together.

2006-08-10 03:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Oxygen.

2006-08-13 08:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

because the lit end is hotter

2006-08-10 10:39:01 · answer #3 · answered by 000000000000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

who cares smoking kills dude!

2006-08-09 15:58:02 · answer #4 · answered by alwaysluvdcrowder 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋