Fire!We were all in my aunt's kitchen at the back of her huge rambling Victorian house. I was only small and had wandered off to go to the loo, but given up after finding the hall full of smoke. "That was quick," my mum said after a few minutes. "Yes - it's all smoky," I replied.
I've never seen adults move so fast.
So, like my cousin who'd managed to set fire to the roof, tell us your fire stories.
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chthonic, Thu 3 Nov 2005, 9:11)
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PowderMy physics teacher for GCSE and A level came up with some strange demonstrations. One memorable one involved setting fire to some custard powder, creating a small (but short-lived fire ball).
One night in a friend A's backgarden, we decided to recreate it. Unfortunately there was no custard powder... but there was milk powder. After shaking out quite a lot of powder into the air, friend B held a lighter to the bottom. Due to the heat the light particles began to rise, taking the fire with it.
This resulted in a hot, searing fireball the height of the house.
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