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PrintableHey, I've let you people display your stupidity for long enough. 
Check out this link for the answer: http://www.iserv.net/~cha...urnwat.htm When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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bkw said: Hey, I've let you people display your stupidity for long enough.
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Zthe9s said: bkw said: Hey, I've let you people display your stupidity for long enough.
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From IceNine:
Water absolutely will not burn... this is a fact. Here is my answer to the problem: He most likely had some flammable substance that was less dense than water in the flask when he filled it... the small amount of the flammable material would rise to the top due to the difference in density and the water would appear to be flammable... when, in actuality, it was something like lighter fluid that was burning. Lighter fluid is less dense than water and would rise to the surface when water filled the flask... therefore, it would appear that water was burning when it was really a flammable substance with a density that is not as great as water. | |
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AzureStar said: From IceNine:
Water absolutely will not burn... this is a fact. Here is my answer to the problem: He most likely had some flammable substance that was less dense than water in the flask when he filled it... the small amount of the flammable material would rise to the top due to the difference in density and the water would appear to be flammable... when, in actuality, it was something like lighter fluid that was burning. Lighter fluid is less dense than water and would rise to the surface when water filled the flask... therefore, it would appear that water was burning when it was really a flammable substance with a density that is not as great as water. But,  he added nothing. The flasks were random enough, as well...and he'd just cleaned them out there in front of us. Rinsed them out with water and all. So unless this fluid was just something spectacular and fancy that can't be swished out of an E flask...
As a matter of fact, I'm sure I could even ask if I myself could select the flask at random... -------
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AzureStar said: From IceNine:
Water absolutely will not burn... this is a fact. Here is my answer to the problem: He most likely had some flammable substance that was less dense than water in the flask when he filled it... the small amount of the flammable material would rise to the top due to the difference in density and the water would appear to be flammable... when, in actuality, it was something like lighter fluid that was burning. Lighter fluid is less dense than water and would rise to the surface when water filled the flask... therefore, it would appear that water was burning when it was really a flammable substance with a density that is not as great as water. Doesn't that seem deceitful? To me it does. Hey! I can post again! [This message was edited Wed Jan 8 19:15:46 PST 2003 by LaVisHh] | |
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I had about what I estimate to be 5 seconds of success.
And I believe Lavish is closest to right, thus far. When we observed him do it on several occasions, he doesn't directly light the water, he lets the match hang out around the top for a moment. I've been trying this, and this is how I had my success for a few seconds. Nothing large falls off though. I've been reading about red phosphorus. -------
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I tried to find a link to help me out...here it is:
http://www.k12.de.us/scie...pt/k/k.htm Potassium is a very reactive metal. It is very reactive with both water and oxygen.[...]Potassium nitrate is used in explosives, fireworks, and matches.
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LaVisHh said: I tried to find a link to help me out...here it is:
http://www.k12.de.us/scie...pt/k/k.htm Potassium is a very reactive metal. It is very reactive with both water and oxygen.[...]Potassium nitrate is used in explosives, fireworks, and matches.
Hope this helps. Well, I'll run that buy Mr. Allen tomorrow. I will light water on fire. And I'll take a picture! You'll all see!-------
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BattierBeMyDaddy said: LaVisHh said: I tried to find a link to help me out...here it is:
http://www.k12.de.us/scie...pt/k/k.htm Potassium is a very reactive metal. It is very reactive with both water and oxygen.[...]Potassium nitrate is used in explosives, fireworks, and matches.
Hope this helps. Well, I'll run that buy Mr. Allen tomorrow. I will light water on fire. And I'll take a picture! You'll all see! | |
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AzureStar said: From IceNine:
Water absolutely will not burn... this is a fact. Here is my answer to the problem: He most likely had some flammable substance that was less dense than water in the flask when he filled it... the small amount of the flammable material would rise to the top due to the difference in density and the water would appear to be flammable... when, in actuality, it was something like lighter fluid that was burning. Lighter fluid is less dense than water and would rise to the surface when water filled the flask... therefore, it would appear that water was burning when it was really a flammable substance with a density that is not as great as water. Hey! you stole my answer!
savoirfaire said: Perhaps some sort of grease or oil was at the bottom of the flask, and then, when he filled it with water, it rose to the top. So that's what he in actuality was burning? I dunno, seems very odd. "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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savoirfaire said: AzureStar said: From IceNine:
Water absolutely will not burn... this is a fact. Here is my answer to the problem: He most likely had some flammable substance that was less dense than water in the flask when he filled it... the small amount of the flammable material would rise to the top due to the difference in density and the water would appear to be flammable... when, in actuality, it was something like lighter fluid that was burning. Lighter fluid is less dense than water and would rise to the surface when water filled the flask... therefore, it would appear that water was burning when it was really a flammable substance with a density that is not as great as water. Hey! you stole my answer!
savoirfaire said: Perhaps some sort of grease or oil was at the bottom of the flask, and then, when he filled it with water, it rose to the top. So that's what he in actuality was burning? I dunno, seems very odd. I was trying to post that damned thing for a while! I don't know what the deal was, but it just wouldn't let me post. I sincerely believe that this is what he did... Like I told BBMD on Messenger, matches have sulphur and potassium in the tips and potassium reacts with water, but there is not enough potassium in the match to set a fire in water. I suspect that the instructor is actually going to teach them about density and he was making a tricky demonstration to make them think. SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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