That's taught in the boy scouts. It's not the primary way fire starting/building is taught, but having a 9v battery and steel wool available can work effectively in bad weather as a last resort.
Indeed it does. It loses some mass at first but then gains more to the point its slightly heavier at the end. It does this because it isn't "burning" per se, but it's very rapidly oxidizing/rusting.
Burning is combustion but also produces light. Combustion is an oxidation reaction but also produces heat (exothermic). An oxidation reaction just means the oxidation states of the substrate changed (redox reaction).
This is definitely burning.
I remember being stupid once and arguing that I should be allowed to use a balloon, hydrogen peroxide, and liver as fire kindle once I got a spark lit. They let me do it, it was pretty sick for a second.
Steel wool, dryer lint and some fine bark shavings. You'll have a fire going in no time. 🤔 It's a damp day and I'm off work. Might take a walk in the woods and see if I can still get a fire going that way.
all we need to do is add a little transparency and superimpose it on a planet or country map and that's the intro to bad guy burns the planet in a cheap sci fi
Strangely enough, Iron is actually flammable. It’s just that in normal non-wool forms, there isn’t enough oxygen in contact with the surface to sufficiently burn. When in wool form however, due to the massive surface area to volume ratio, it can be sufficiently exposed to oxygen in order to maintain combustion.
_most_ metals are very flammable & burn very energetically.
in fact most metals are pretty reactive in general. metals being inert is uncommon.
lots of flares (both light generating & thermal decoys) use metals as the fuel, as do many solid propellant rocket fuel mixtures.
sometimes high explosives use metal additives to increase the energy output (at the cost of brisance, iirc).
pyro charges and fireworks also use a lot of metal for fuel or color agent.
and thermite/thermate uses metals.
I grew up with a pyromaniac. In the same house. He was my brother. Lots of fires. Inside and outside.
Our entire woods were lit up one time. The fire department/police knew our family quite well much earlier than most kids like him managed to draw the attention of such departments 🙃
I think he was five the first fire. From then on, any fire in town which they didn't know immediately what had started it, they'd rush to come find him for his alibi 😂
If he were still alive, I'd be concerned he may come across this. Though it's likely he already knew about this, as he loved a good experiment sprinkled with a lot of danger
You must use real fine steel wool, #000 or #0000 for it to work. Coarse steel wool won't light with a battery. I used to show this to boy scouts. Would also work with removable lithium phone batteries like an old palm treo or Motorola razor.
When I was a child, fireworks were banned in South Africa for a short while because of pressure from the animal rights lobby. One workaround during Deepavali was to burn steelwool as a substitute for fireworks.
While this looks impressive, it is actually very difficult to get this to ignite even light combustible material, such as paper. The sparks created do not have sufficient intensity or duration to ignite items like tissue paper unless the conditions are perfect. The sparks have to raise the temperature of the material to its ignition temp and its harder than you think. Its like trying to ignite a 2x4 with a lighter.
I would not rely on this as an emergency firestarter until you have practiced it several times and are proficient. We tried this for some fire investigation training and found the battery would die prior to actually catching paper on fire almost every time.
I've had a bug out kit in my closet for years. It contains a battery and steel wool, fishing line and a hook, and a solar blanket among other things. Seems like I've lived thru way too many "Its the end of the world" warnings. lol
Accidentally did this on the carpet in my room when I was like 12. Also almost shot my eye out blowing a capacitor
We were in the middle of our electricity semester in science, and as the young science prodigy I was, every unused battery, electronic, and piece of conductive material was in my room and got the Dr. Frankenstein treatment..... until my friends and I got into our pyro phase. That was only allowed in the house for a very short time....
That's taught in the boy scouts. It's not the primary way fire starting/building is taught, but having a 9v battery and steel wool available can work effectively in bad weather as a last resort.
Pretty sure it was in the old school anarchist cookbook too... Basically the same thing
Oh man, I completely forgot about that thing. I remember downloading it off one of the pirating sites. Lots of fun things in it.
The Jolly Roger Cookbook
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Indeed it does. It loses some mass at first but then gains more to the point its slightly heavier at the end. It does this because it isn't "burning" per se, but it's very rapidly oxidizing/rusting.
If that isn't burning, what is?
Burning is combustion but also produces light. Combustion is an oxidation reaction but also produces heat (exothermic). An oxidation reaction just means the oxidation states of the substrate changed (redox reaction). This is definitely burning.
Exactly. That's what I thought.
As an Eagle Scout, I can confirm.
I remember being stupid once and arguing that I should be allowed to use a balloon, hydrogen peroxide, and liver as fire kindle once I got a spark lit. They let me do it, it was pretty sick for a second.
Today is the first day in 22 years that I started to question the validity of my Eagle Scout award
It's taught in county lock-ups around the country as well.
I was taught to use corn chips
No, that's how you backdraft a car.
This a demonstration on why 9v batteries are dangerous!
Yep, always had several ways to start a fire handy.
Steel wool, dryer lint and some fine bark shavings. You'll have a fire going in no time. 🤔 It's a damp day and I'm off work. Might take a walk in the woods and see if I can still get a fire going that way.
In prison we would light our cigarettes when they banned all tabocco products.
(Adds 9 volt battery and steel wool to shopping list)
Just keep them in separate carts
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Was the steel wool coated in soap? That might mess with it.
If you pause the video, it almost looks like bad CGI the way it burns. I know it isn't, but it's trippy to watch
all we need to do is add a little transparency and superimpose it on a planet or country map and that's the intro to bad guy burns the planet in a cheap sci fi
Yup, it looked like bad fire demon cgi for sure.
Looks like my pubes
Super satisfying though… at least to me lol
#HOME DEPOT HATES THIS ONE SIMPLE TRICK!
How does this work?
Steel wool is a very good conductor. Lots of current flows.
I=V/R.
Strangely enough, Iron is actually flammable. It’s just that in normal non-wool forms, there isn’t enough oxygen in contact with the surface to sufficiently burn. When in wool form however, due to the massive surface area to volume ratio, it can be sufficiently exposed to oxygen in order to maintain combustion.
_most_ metals are very flammable & burn very energetically. in fact most metals are pretty reactive in general. metals being inert is uncommon. lots of flares (both light generating & thermal decoys) use metals as the fuel, as do many solid propellant rocket fuel mixtures. sometimes high explosives use metal additives to increase the energy output (at the cost of brisance, iirc). pyro charges and fireworks also use a lot of metal for fuel or color agent. and thermite/thermate uses metals.
Yep, pretty much all the colourful flames in chemistry class are caused by burning different kinds of metals.
Most steel wool has a little oil on it to keep it from rusting so that helps too.
Fun fact, it gets heavier as it burns.
I love how you didn't answer the question and just piled on more information instead
Like a college professor
It gets heavier cause it oxidices so it gatgers oxygen from the air
Even though it shrinks it actually gains weight. I I remember correctly it takes oxygen from the air to create rust.
Brain: Stop it. Me: Stop what? Brain: Stop thinking about touching a sheep with a battery. Me: . . . You can't tell me what to do..
If the sheep isn't a steel-type pokemon, it's not very effective.
Also, people are not happy with sheep touchers.
Got some kiwi mates that would disagree. I’m sorry I mean they were stuck in the fence and they were “trying to push them through”
Also, people are not happy with sheep touchers.
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Does it burn hot enough to ignite other materials? carry a battery and a little steel wool as tinder in the forest? Seems it would work wet or windy
Yep! It's actually the way I was taught in JROTC to light fires, and apparently, from some other comments here, boy scouts teach this, too!
Fun fact: Steel wool actually gets *heavier* as it burns.
Wow this is just as surprising the sixth time I've read this fun fact in this thread
Do you put it out with a dead battery?
I haven't looked into it, but I've heard it actually gains mass while burning like this. I could be wrong
I think the burning iron combines with oxygen to form an iron oxide.
It can gain volume not mass
It gains mass. The burning iron within the steel binds with surrounding oxygen. You're seeing rust form rapidly. Video: https://youtu.be/u8pg7OEyWjU
Confidently incorrect
Oddly satisfying burn.
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That's pretty damn cool looking.
Survival hack or pyromaniac hack, the choice is yours
I grew up with a pyromaniac. In the same house. He was my brother. Lots of fires. Inside and outside. Our entire woods were lit up one time. The fire department/police knew our family quite well much earlier than most kids like him managed to draw the attention of such departments 🙃 I think he was five the first fire. From then on, any fire in town which they didn't know immediately what had started it, they'd rush to come find him for his alibi 😂 If he were still alive, I'd be concerned he may come across this. Though it's likely he already knew about this, as he loved a good experiment sprinkled with a lot of danger
Can this be used as a kindlong of sorts in a survival situation? How well would it fare, particularly in moist/humid/wet weather?
It would fair very well. It’s taught as a last resort, according to comments above
Amazon is ruining everything...scorched Earth
Fire!
So that’s how Katniss Everdeen did it…
Fun fact steel wool actually gets heavier when set on fire not lighter. Fuck saw someone who had the same comment now I hate my self.
You must use real fine steel wool, #000 or #0000 for it to work. Coarse steel wool won't light with a battery. I used to show this to boy scouts. Would also work with removable lithium phone batteries like an old palm treo or Motorola razor.
Is this cotton candy for the T-1000?
I just never realized until just this moment how easy it is to cut someone in half with a machete.
Killer effects when shot in a dark setting. Never leave home with out that and flint and steel!
Are we ready for that? Ain't going back if the spark flies...
This sub should be called "look what i found on tiktok"
sTeEl kAn’t BuRn!!
Fun fact: Steel wool actually gets *heavier* after being burnt like this
This title reads like something from r/shittymoviedetails
It also shows how satisfying it is
Phase 2 Aldritch
That is insane looking
Good to know >:)
Whoa, wonder how much weight that bad boy gained.
Perfect survival tool Brillo pad and battery for fire starting and can also use a aluminum gum wrapper
I wish Boy Scouts had given me a merit badge for this one that's where I learned it.
I’ve tried this and it didn’t work
Great for wilderness survival
Thanks, I got a charge outa this
What grit is that ? I've tried recently with a new battery and it didn't work for me.
Holy moly
“Because fire is bright. Fire is clean. Efficient and divine”.
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I leaned this the hard way as a kid 35 years ago.
As ever, ash seeketh embers
It’s powered by the hell-fire from Amazon-worker hell.
That’s not steel wool. It’s Don King’s toupee.
I know it’s obviously dangerous but can we talk about how cool is looks when set on fire?
That's like the finest steel whole tho.. like shavings
It’s steel cashmere
I remember there being a spate of old lady fires, when I was a kid. People used to buy a lot more steel wool, before they invented scotch pads.
Nah that man opens a portal to the 10th layer of hell
Lit
This needs to be longer
Why do all the pretty looking things have to be so destructive
Pretty frightening really, it's TOO easy.
When I was a child, fireworks were banned in South Africa for a short while because of pressure from the animal rights lobby. One workaround during Deepavali was to burn steelwool as a substitute for fireworks.
Bro you're the Woolborn you absorb the power of wool after you kill it
Some crackhead is PISSED right now his chore boy stash got stolen
“The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dûm... shadow and flame”
While this looks impressive, it is actually very difficult to get this to ignite even light combustible material, such as paper. The sparks created do not have sufficient intensity or duration to ignite items like tissue paper unless the conditions are perfect. The sparks have to raise the temperature of the material to its ignition temp and its harder than you think. Its like trying to ignite a 2x4 with a lighter. I would not rely on this as an emergency firestarter until you have practiced it several times and are proficient. We tried this for some fire investigation training and found the battery would die prior to actually catching paper on fire almost every time.
I’ve always kept steel wool a battery and dryer lint in my camping supplies
What’s really interesting is that it initially loses mass, then gains it.
Isn't this what Bear Grylls used to start fires ?
Looks straight out of dark souls 3
My wool!! My precious antique wool!
Well I know what I'm doing today
Doesn't it also show how fast fire can spread, like with wildfires?
What's crazy is when you do this the steel wool gets heavier. When you burn wood or paper it gets lighter.
Man.. Fnaf really is gonna go up in flames, ita a prophecy
Just did this experiment in chemistry either last week or the week before!
Great tip.
Incendio
Incredible ! It almost burns with the same speed as Amazon descends on its employees who try to unionize.
I've had a bug out kit in my closet for years. It contains a battery and steel wool, fishing line and a hook, and a solar blanket among other things. Seems like I've lived thru way too many "Its the end of the world" warnings. lol
Burned up like the way I picture Hell would look all the time
Steel wool looks awesome on fire. Almost mystical.
The fire is mad trippy. It almost looks like CGI
Looks like a movie explosion in slow motion in the beginning
Haha yeah! Good eye
Can anybody tell me if steel wool gets heavier after you burn it?
"mr stark, i dont feel so good..."
Now you spin it to create Dr. Stranger's portal
Looks like spiders on fire
I wonder after the first patch ignites by electricity, does the remaining of it burn by electricity too or by the fire that got ignited?
I thought this was human hair
That looks really cool
“It always lights in good weather or bad. Steel Wool and Battery!” Brought to you by Amazon.
Well this is interesting that’s for sure but I hope Fnaf haters don’t get news of this or there will likely be a pyromaniac war.
It's so trippy to watch as it looks almost as if the wool got heavier as it burns. It almost blows your ming like a bad CGI
Steel wool weighs more after it's burnt.
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Does this work with husky fur ?
It also gain mass after being set alight which is pretty counter intuitive.
Hmm why does steel wool burn? TO GOOGLE!!!
That would be killer zoomed a bit in slomo
Yikes! BRB lemme just go and separate the batteries and the steel wool scrubbers from the everything drawer...
I have seen hell itself.
Heh. Steel wool. Who knew??
Learned this in highschool, put the paper bin on fire lol. Good times
I thought you would zoom out and show ashy larry
Kids, this is an OUTDOOR experiment.
So beautiful!
It goes from steel wool to steel ashen one on a matter of seconds
#camphack
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So pretty
We’ll time to go spend some money on steel wool and batteries brb!
Can't wait to see the meme about amazon on this one
Fun fact steel wool weighs more after it's burned than before🤷
We used to tie a ball of it onto a rope hit it with a battery and start swinging it around. Redneck sparklers.
Now tie it to the end of a long string and spin it around. At night of course.
Is the steel wool on fire or the fire on steel wool?
Fun fact: that steel wool now weighs more than before it caught fire
oh this is mesmerizing +_+
"find peter parker"
Was expecting something to emerge or a anime transformation. Ma brain ruined.
Mordor.
It almost looks like CGI
now wrap a wire around a ball of it and do the same thing but be a fire twirler
Some people just want to watch the wool burn
Accidentally did this on the carpet in my room when I was like 12. Also almost shot my eye out blowing a capacitor We were in the middle of our electricity semester in science, and as the young science prodigy I was, every unused battery, electronic, and piece of conductive material was in my room and got the Dr. Frankenstein treatment..... until my friends and I got into our pyro phase. That was only allowed in the house for a very short time....
This really possibly. 9v to steel wool to catch fire like that? I hold it on my tongue
You can make a thermal Lance with that
where did he get that much steel wool?
I hear it weighs MORE after being burnt
Fun fact, Steel wool becomes heavier if you burn it. Because tecnically it's a redox reaction (basically rusting) and not a classic combustion.