Lighting a match with water

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Ri Demo Technician Andy Marmery shows us how to light a match without striking it. Using a Bunsen burner, a blowtorch and a super heated copper coil, Andy ignites the match in a stream of pure gaseous water. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Check our playlist "Tales from the Prep Room" here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyfUXqroIlSf2hOznnThqM0 The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter #LightingAMatch, #WaterExperiment, #ScienceTrick, #FireAndWater, #MatchLightingChallenge

Published 2012-03-05 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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