Flammable Ice

Ya I know. Ice isn’t a gadget. Neither is fire. What about if you combine them? Still a no. You have to admit though, just the sound “flammable ice” is freakin’ cool.

The Geekery to “flammable ice”:

Ice is added to a dry Pyrex bowl. When the Ice melts the water reacts with the calcium carbide (place on the bottom) to produce acetylene gas and calcium hydroxide. The acetylene gas then explodes into flames when a match is place on top. It will continue to burn even as the ice melts because it keeps producing acetylene until the calcium carbide runs out.

Ya you want to try it out now. Admit it. It’s ok, I’m already writing the ingredients down…

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