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video How to Demonstrate Reaction Rate and Surface Area
AKA Dragons Breath -Lycopodium powder explodes into flames when it is exposed to fire in dust form. The increased surface area increases the reaction rate and you get a 6 foot long flame.
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Jun 16, 2008. 8:24 PMlighterkid19
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cant you do that with flour too?
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Aug 3, 2010. 6:04 AMdidgitalpunk
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yea you can anything dry with fine powder will ignite that includes: chocolate powder corn starch flour ...
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Nov 21, 2008. 10:40 AMBerkin
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Try that with one of the little tanks of liquid butane you get from those lighters with the long part at the end. Open up the valve, put a flame in front of it and blow!
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Jun 17, 2009. 5:09 PMblaahhaa
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I made a flamethrower using Berkin's idea and it was awesome. It produced a 5 foot flame. I also posted an instructable on it.
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Jun 23, 2009. 8:38 AMBerkin
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I MUST LOOK!
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Aug 17, 2008. 9:21 AMalwinovich
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yep and coffe creamer too lycopodium is just way more flammable it's the stuff dr. bunhead from brainiac sprinkles around a lightbulb
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Sep 10, 2009. 11:53 PMAmasarac
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Ethylene-vinyl acetate works well for flamethrowers
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Aug 1, 2009. 1:50 PMtictaclad
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1 corn starch works best...2 man up and put it in your mouth
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Mar 26, 2008. 11:39 AMMonkeyBoy3217
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how is this an instructable?
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Jan 29, 2008. 2:04 PMBitty
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Again, how is this an instructable? At the very least, show people step by step on how you put together the rig to blow the powder through the flame.
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Feb 23, 2008. 11:40 PMtechnodude92
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Bitty, videos and slideshows are not meant to be Instructables. Rather they are meant to be a place where you can document a build/something you did without full explanations and details. Don't believe me? check out [http://www.instructables.com/id/The-InstructableSlideshowVideo-Tabs..../ this instructable]. The rig is very simple, a tube with some lycopodium powder in it aimed at a flame.
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Jan 30, 2008. 12:05 PMgamer
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this isnt really a flame thrower
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Jan 29, 2008. 8:58 PMoakironworker
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If you have allergies this stuff can put you down. Used this in a chem lab and within two hours was drooling out every facial orifice except my ears. I like your other demos. Will be using a few in class
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Jan 29, 2008. 5:03 PMGorillazMiko
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That was insane! Awesome job. Can you show how to do it, I would want to try.
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Jan 29, 2008. 1:17 PM
Kiteman
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Kiteman
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Hey, this is what I described in the comments of your lycopodium-bomb video!
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