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ProfessorGAC

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8. Makes Sense

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Sat May 17, 2025, 04:42 PM

May 17

Platinum & vanadium oxides are VERY effective catalysts for oxidation.
With a catalyst, there way more than enough oxygen in air to trigger the combustion.

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This 200-Year-Old Lighter Ignites Without a Spark [View all] sl8 May 17 OP

Thanks for this! Going to share it with my husband and son! HeartsCanHope May 17 #1

De nada. Glad you liked it. nt sl8 May 17 #2

That's not so hard to build. I like gadgets that are too large of a solution to a small problem. And this is primo ... marble falls May 17 #3

Cool, cool, cool. Here's the "making of" video: sl8 May 17 #4

No real difficulty here, the sulphuric is not anything to play with, but otherwise it's pretty simple ... marble falls May 17 #5

For those who would rather read... hunter May 17 #6

Thanks. sl8 May 17 #7

Makes Sense ProfessorGAC May 17 #8