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Giant Match

Step 5Prepping the match head mixture

Prepping the match head mixture
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I use nitrocellulose secure the match heads to the tip of the giant match.

To prep the match head mixture:

- Get a large bowl. Wok size is perfect.

- Cut up about 15 ping pong balls into small pieces

- Slowly mix the ping pong ball pieces with the match heads (only use about 10,000 match heads in the mixture and save the remaining "dry" match heads for later) in the large bowl, while stirring and adding acetone

- It is ready when it is about the same consistency as the mixture shown in the video


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8 comments
Jun 29, 2009. 5:29 PMzoone says:
where did u get the acetone
Mar 10, 2010. 8:54 AMThe Ideanator says:
Your average hardware store should carry it, usually sold as paint thinner, it comes in large metal cans.
Jul 12, 2009. 3:10 AMlasr1 says:
it's nail polish remover.
Jul 12, 2009. 12:48 PMzoone says:
thx i got every thing but the acetone
Mar 9, 2010. 10:09 AMspenfisher12 says:
or at least what you expect her to also it cant be good for you
Jun 14, 2008. 10:55 AMamtdude says:
do you realy expect me to taste that s*** to se if it tastes like grandma? oh, and how do you know what grandma tastes like?
Jun 15, 2008. 11:54 AMModernbenoni says:
Lol.
Sep 12, 2008. 12:01 PMpedrotome says:
haha, nice one.
Apr 17, 2008. 9:37 AMLiquidhypnotic says:
That second to last picture looks... delicious.
Aug 8, 2007. 7:59 PMDont blame me if Im wrong says:
did your neighbors noticed anything FISHY when they saw you bring that many

matches home?
Aug 10, 2007. 12:35 PMwhiteoakart says:
Hope he doesn't get a call from Homeland Security
Aug 9, 2007. 5:27 PMxenobiologista says:
Am I just geeking out or is the plastic squirt bottle from a lab?

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