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1. • • The dragon exhales flammable gas at high pressure, that either ignites on contact with air or is lit by a spark as it leaves the dragon's maw. Or possibly even a low flashpoint gas that gets heated by the pressure of exhalation and catches fire as soon as it finds some oxygen.
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   Apr 26, 2018 · No fantasy world is complete without a fire-breathing dragon. But if dragons were real, how might they get that fiery breath? Nature, it seems, has all the parts a dragon needs to set the world on fire. The creatures just require a few chemicals, some microbes — and maybe tips from a tiny desert fish.

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   Aug 30, 2017 · The bombardier beetle is perhaps the closest the Earth’s animal kingdom comes to the fire producing abilities of dragons. The beetle, found on every continent but Antarctica has a remarkable defence mechanism against predators.

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   The images from House of the Dragon got Professor Mark Lorch thinking if dragons existed, what real-world mechanisms might they use to breath fire.

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    Mar 12, 2024 · According to one theory, dragons could ingest rocks or use mineral coatings on their teeth to create a spark, then expel a flammable compound like diethyl ether to breathe fire.