black smoke
Combustion's murky exhaust
Black smoke is dark-colored smoke, typically indicating incomplete combustion or burning material rich in carbon—rubber, oil, or plastic.
Firefighters and mechanics read smoke color diagnostically: black smoke from an exhaust suggests engine problems.
In Vatican tradition, black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney signals that cardinals have not yet elected a new pope.
- sootCarbon from incomplete burning
- exhaustUse up entirely
- exhaust pipeRear automotive emissions conduit
- fumesAirborne chemical irritants
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
chimney · fire · house fire · oil fire · diesel · plume · ash · charred · burning · smoldering · haze · dark cloud · dark · choking · acrid · signals · papal conclave · engine
- smokesmokestack
- car problemsflat tire, dead battery, engine light, check engine, brake failure
- papacypontiff, Pope, pope, Holy See, papal election
- Air Pollutantssmog, soot, exhaust, fumes, carbon monoxide
- hellscapedemon, devil, hellfire, brimstone, flames
- Papal Conclaveconclave, papal conclave, papal election, Sistine Chapel, College of Cardinals
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Vatican election success indicator
zero emissions · fresh air · pure air · clean air · colorless gas
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