Hi,
Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
Any suggestions?
a_ht wrote:
> Hi,
> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
> material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
> burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
Gas works real well. Seriously. My left hand is unscarred, despite
having been doused in gasoline while pumping up a leaky camping stove.
There are a few secrets to my success that I will not divulge as it
really is not a recommendable activity. I was lucky.
The reason that you can see flames is that they are hot enough to cause
blackbody emission of the material in the flames. The temperatures
that you seek for a flame temperature are too low to cause such
emission.
John
Aspen Research, – http://www.aspenresearch.com
"Turning Questions into Answers"
Opinions expressed herein are my own and may not represent those of my
employer.
a_ht wrote:
> Hi,
> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
> material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
> burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
> Any suggestions?
Rubbing Alcohol? It burns with a small Blue Flame that doesnt last long
if you use small amounts.
Although like the previous poster, I wouldnt reccomend doing this.
a_ht wrote:
> Hi,
> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
> material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
> burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
> Any suggestions?
I doubt if you can find a flame temperature lower than 120 degrees C or
so … with water a combustion product for any hydrocarbon/oxygen flame
… it appears to me that to sustain itself the water vapor would need
to be somewhat above its boiling point … and the flame somewhat above
that …
One can burn whiskey in the cup of ones palm without burning oneself
… not due to a low flame temperature but due to the evaporative
cooling of the alcohol (the vapors burn not the liquid) … I know
from experience (wild and crazy college days nearly 40 years ago) …
that if you let that nice little pool of whiskey spill across your hand
… it will indeed flare and give some minor burning to your hand …
so one should make sure they know what they’re doing …
"a_ht" <hara…@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167728808.943275.269150@k21g2000cwa.googlegroups.com…
> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
> material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
> burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
> Any suggestions?
[hanson]
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.chem/msg/1780667c4e4e374f
wherin it says
"Yeah, you can also mix CCl4 plus CS2 and get a beautiful blue flame
that’s COLD. With that you can also dramatically show the smell
of SO2 and COCl2 and give bragging rights to the audience that
they just experienced what the soldiers in WWI had to live thru:
SO2 from the flamethrowers (CS2 and Anthracene oil) and COCl2
Phosgene as one of the first Chemical Warfare agents.
Enjoy Chemistry!….. but Fuck Enviros…. "
I forgot the mix ratio of Carbontetrachloride to Carbondisulfide.
The CS2 is the "flamant", the CCl4 is the "extinguisher". So, play
with the mix such that you are just a the burning limit. The flame
temperature is below 100°F (38°C) at that ratio. I wouldn’t worry
too much about toxicity, because the stink is so bad that folks
will run away. Do it under a fume hood! … and make sure that
you have no asthma patients in you audience, or others who are
allergic to SO2 (sulfite)
For the physics aficionados: It might be interesting to see if any
of you QM hot shots can explain what/which atomic/molecular
charge/radiation transitions do take place to give blue rad at RT.
Even more impressive than the above is the gun-cotton trick.
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.chem/msg/f49e7a41467c82fd
wherein it says:
"…. to make a brilliant orange flash that whistles, but leaves no
trace, no smell and no smoke nor residue and no burn on the skin.
I used to do it to impress my broads… pure wizardry — Merlin style…
The prepping for it called for ….. "
With luck you still may be able to buy it in a "magician-trick" shop
or you can consult a pre-1970 chemistry book (before the enviro
cocksuckers arose and only talked about POTENTIAL dangers)
Enjoy Chemistry!….. but Fuck Enviros…. "
ahahahaha… ahahahanson
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 10:06:49 +0100, a_ht <hara…@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
> material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
> burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
> Any suggestions?
Read "Surely you are joking Mr. Feynmann". Just shave your hands before
trying.
Borek
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On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:06:49 -0800, a_ht wrote:
> Hi,
> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a material
> that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low burning
> temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
> Any suggestions?
Read up on combustion energies (exothermic variety).
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Guncotton is fun…
http://danormsby.googlepages.com/guncotton
Make sure you really know what you are doing before you begin though.
Cheers,
Dan.
On 2 Jan 2007 01:06:49 -0800, "a_ht" <hara…@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
>temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
>material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
>burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
>Any suggestions?
smallish hydrogen balloons.
Al chips in conc NaOH with a pipe fitting to a ballon. careful. it
gets hot and can spit caustic. tie the balloon off.
light the ballon for a mini-hindenburg effect. go with the "hot dog"
shaped ballon because the fireball will extend some way up your arm.
its just hot enough to melt the hair on your arms.
very satisfying.
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beav wrote:
> On 2 Jan 2007 01:06:49 -0800, "a_ht" <hara…@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> Are there any burning material that produce a flame at very a low
>> temperature (order of 0-35 degree celcius). I’m a looking for a
>> material that I could but on my hands and set it on fire. The low
>> burning temperature would prevent any damage to the skin..
>> Any suggestions?
> smallish hydrogen balloons.
> Al chips in conc NaOH with a pipe fitting to a ballon. careful. it
> gets hot and can spit caustic. tie the balloon off.
> light the ballon for a mini-hindenburg effect. go with the "hot dog"
> shaped ballon because the fireball will extend some way up your arm.
> its just hot enough to melt the hair on your arms.
> very satisfying.
REAL men use acetylene/oxygen
–
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