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Fire Syringe H-b7a
A small (2mm x 2mm) piece of tissue is put at the bottom of the "fire torch," a clear glass cylinder that is closed at one end. When a plunger is inserted into the open end and rapidly pressed inwards, the tissue bursts into flames. Fishbane Chapter:   18.7 HRW 9th:   18.11 Reese Chapter:   14.912 SJ 3rd Chapter:   17.6 PIRA DCS classification:   4B70.10

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Physics Lecture Demonstrations at the Department of Physics and Astronomy
The Johns Hopkins University