Real or something else? Would be interesting to see what would actually light when frozen

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It's a very simple experiment. Before the video, the creator placed some calcium carbide in the bottom of the dish. Then, when they put the ice on top, the melted ice reacted to produce acetylene, which was then ignited by the match.

And just to check, I Googled it and found this. Actually, what I found was a site detailing exactly how to perform the reaction, but I won't post it for obvious reasons(it's a dangerous reaction).

PS: Just in case you didn't understand any of that, yes, it's real.

thanks for the reply!

Very interesting, watched the show for years and would be very cool to find something they would use...do they actually use the forums?

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Originally posted by Qwerty.55:
It's a very simple experiment. Before the video, the creator placed some calcium carbide in the bottom of the dish. Then, when they put the ice on top, the melted ice reacted to produce acetylene, which was then ignited by the match.

And just to check, I Googled it and found this. Actually, what I found was a site detailing exactly how to perform the reaction, but I won't post it for obvious reasons(it's a dangerous reaction).

PS: Just in case you didn't understand any of that, yes, it's real.

You'll need temperatures of approxmatily 2000 °C for that reaction, so that seems odd to me...

the might've used some alkalimetals just as well, rite? anyone watched the ice + thermite = bang myth?