Get a balloon full of hydrogen and a 10 foot pole (literally). The hydrogen is already chemically combined with the oxygen the air. It doesn't burn because just doesn't. Peter - Well, in a sense, the answer is because it already has carried out this reaction. Its got hydrogen and oxygen, but it does not burn. But even in everyday life, paper reaches a certain temperature, and bursts into flame. Actually the water is the result of oxidation of hydrogen. When you burn hydrogen, it forms water. 0 1. Especially if it has some incriminating evidence on it and it's in a dramatic film about corrupt lawyers. Sounds like a stupid question doesn't it. So, for some people, water may contribute to heartburn. Elsmar Forum Sponsor C. Craig H. Oct 4, 2005 #2. Not only is it the most abundant element in the universe but it is also highly explosive. Want to have some fun? The only way to re-burn it is to separate the hydrogen and oxygen into separate gasses again, but you can only do that by putting back the energy you got out when you burned them together. Why doesn't water burn????? If you define 'burn' as react with oxygen in the presence of heat, then hydrogen burns, but oxygen doesn't burn. Maybe not when you get to thinking about what water is made from H2o... Hydrogen and Oxygene. If you're wondering why your snowball isn't catching on fire instead of melting or evaporating, the reason is simple: snow can't simply burn, due to its simple composition. Dear Cecil: Why doesn't water burn? Pure snow is literally only made of very cold water, and if it does actually burn, that means there are simply other elements in the snow. Graihagh - I'm with you - but if water is made of hydrogen, very flammable, and oxygen, which sustains a fire, then why doesn't water burn? It doesn’t, however, offer clues to why things burn. My Dad's friend just recently got a lung infection from smoking four joints of crummy, harsh weed. Some ancient Greeks believed that fire was a basic element of the universe — one that gave rise to other elements, like earth, water … You can't burn something that's already burned. Paper burns. I've been noticing more and more weed going around lately that doesn't burn, and is harsh, as well. And then you've got oxygene which, as im sure we all know is brilliant at helping things burn and go bang. So there's no way it can do that again. And yet sometimes it doesn't. That’s what science is for. Not everything with hydrogen and oxygen burns, but scientists in Erie have been able to burn saltwater with sound waves. James . I assume the plants weren't flushed of their fertilizers before being harvested, but some of the stuff might actually be sprayed. Hydrogen is explosive. I'm thinking of hydrogen peroxide, it burns, but water doesn't. 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