matches
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Man Spends Months Building A Giant Sphere Of Matches And Then Spectacularly Sets It On Fire
If you glue two matches together, you’ll find the sticks won’t be parallel to each other because the match heads at the top are slightly thicker. If you keep on going, and eventually glue 42,000 of them together, you’ll end up with a giant sphere that produces a fantastic chain reaction of fire when you…
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The Best Sound Ever Is 6000 Matches Going Up In Flames
Video: Who would have though a column of fire slowly moving in your direction could be in any way calming?
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Candles That Light Themselves Mean No Match-Hunting On Birthdays
Birthdays are as much about celebrating someone as they are a desperate attempt to find a book of matches or a working lighter to secretly get the candles on a birthday cake lit. But that mad hunt for fire could be a thing of the past if these self-lighting Match Candles ever become a reality.
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Strike-Anywhere Matches Are Packed With Secret Science
In practice, strike-anywhere matches are super simple; just hit things until fire starts. But there’s actually a whole bunch of chemistry hiding in those little red and white tips, and even the sticks below them.