How to make water burn

Added 7/23/08 1 year ago | Views 2,676 Grade C+     Education / Science

Make water burn

Make water burn

This how to video will show you how to make water burn. All you need is a cup, water, matches and batteries. Try this cool science experiment at home.

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Curated By: rmansur

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DrLithium 4/24/09 11:20 AM
Painfully obvious it's a fake.

Batteries can electrolyze water into oxygen and flammable hydrogen, but the water itself will never be flammable. The video was probably faked by simply switching the water with rubbing alcohol or similar.
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firebad 7/16/09 5:34 PM
yeah is see what you mean. after he takes the batteries out, the water has a funny crystal look to it, unlike tap water, and more like rubbing alkyhol.
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