Corn starch is a chemically unreactive substance...until it is dispersed into a cloud. Then it can be ignited into a spectacular fireball. Below are two clips of me doing just that at 300 and 600 frames per second.
300 FPS
600 FPS
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Cornstarch FIREBALL!
Today we are discussing different ways to increase the rate of a chemical reaction. The concept of surface area is often difficult to teach to 8th graders. Whenever I have a difficult concept to teach, I usually resort to lighting something on fire.
Corn starch is a chemically unreactive substance...until it is dispersed into a cloud. Then it can be ignited into a spectacular fireball. Below are two clips of me doing just that at 300 and 600 frames per second.
Corn starch is a chemically unreactive substance...until it is dispersed into a cloud. Then it can be ignited into a spectacular fireball. Below are two clips of me doing just that at 300 and 600 frames per second.
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