The Preprep Science club came to the lab today to learn all about fire.
We saw how oxygen from the air was needed.
The candle in a jar over water experiment proves that.
Then we saw the gas taps and lit the Bunsen burner
Not so exciting perhaps
but then we saw how you can put soapy bubbles full of methane on our hands
and then you can set it alight as long as your arm is stretched out and the bubbles are on top
Brave scientists had a go themselves
Always remembering that fire is dangerous
small bits first
But Mr Purcell has done it before so he showed you could use a lot of bubbles if you were careful
It just feels a bit warm
but can be a bit of a shock
but does not hurt you
as long as you do as you are told
and wear the proper safety equipment
its all safe
and rather exciting
completing the fire triangle
and seeing big flames
appearing to come out of your hand
magic or science
science or magic
