Match Levitation - Sick Science!

[FunnyAwsomeBoy]

Im a Big Fan i have tried all your experiments please reply and check out my channel

[saberf111]

steve i have always wondered is smoke a gas or solid ? plz reply ;)

[skillerscry]

the leaning and standing match get stuck together because of the fire and the leaning match "levitates" because the fire basically eats the match so it bends trying to get to the end of the stick

[Subreeze102]

It's kinda silly that we get a advertisment on a video thats a little over a minute long, it just causes you to have to exit the pop up and then rewind to see what you missed, youtube should fix that.

(i know I sound really lazy)

[Mineshack]

hey steve your awsome plz reply

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@Mineshack Thank you! glad you enjoy the videos, and be sure to check out The Spangler Effect exclusively on YouTube

[WildWorldzz]

mr spangler ive been watching your videos for like 3 hours your awesome please respond

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@WildWorldzz wow, thats really awesome. Thank you for the support, be sure to check out TheSpanglerEffect channel to watch our new YouTube show.

[XPolyVerseX]

creates a covalent bond after dehydrolysis

[MrCOMaTOSETv]

You should do a video explaining wht liquids are conductors of electricity

[motoryder1]

Why!!!!!! I cant stop clicking!!!

[MrWillywonka2012]

im a big fan plz reply

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@MrWillywonka2012 Thanks for watching, glad you are a fan. Hope you check out our new show, The Spangler Effect. Have a great day!

[laaapower99]

Lmao. :D People love you Steve. I've got to tell you that this was cool though!

[RightAboveAverage]

hey steve your awsome plz reply

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@RightAboveAverage very glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for the support.

[zurkyable]

WTH awesome ur da bomb

[Level84]

So many neglected children posting on this video.

[HAZABARKO]

Steve I am Subbed to all your channels plz REPLY

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@HAZABARKO That's awesome to hear, I hope you have checked out The Spangler Effect channel. We launched a new show a few weeks back, and if you like these videos you will love The Spangler Effect.

[DubstepTaco]

ohh sweet. Steve you rock, plz reply on how it actually works

[CardTrickPerformance]

DONT PLAY WITH MATCHES

[cegsoccertheepic]

@CardTrickPerformance you suck

[RootSuitMan]

steve ur awesome plz reply

[juni829]

it works becuase the matches are hot and they kind of soter each other

[GUTRIPPER66]

Steve you're cool please reply.

[Atomkiller007]

hey steve your awsome plz reply

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@Atomkiller007 Thank you!!

[magentaLPStarz]

burn, baby! BURN! xD

[cooljs12]

mabey someone with a thin string ...

[thespartanchannel]

These are so cool!

[RussianCommander1]

I wonder what their faces look like...

[Tylerkill808]

Stever you are awesome plz reply

[SteveSpanglerScience]

@Tylerkill808 Thanks for watching! Make sure you check out The Spangler Effect channel, the show launches February 1st. Have a good one Tylerkill808

[SuperPoketown]

if you look close its ash. when it burned it curled. but i have no idea why it didnt fall

[TheSuperSizzler]

Everybody knows he used hacks.

[maxw888]

Worked Great!!!!

[gingerhns]

mind = blown

[rainbow19913]

i love this experiment u tried it. but steve, I BURNED MYSELF....

[JACKDEC11]

it riseis well you lt the thing on fire

[thejudu88]

i know how it works. simply when the matches burn the fuse together so when you blow out the flame it sticks so it levitates! like so people can see

[Klaudiusiaxx]

i remember that i used to do that in childhood <3

[solobeast1924]

the match heads stick together when lit then the fire towards the end of the match raises up because fire rises

[h077ings3ad]

match heads heat up to the point of getting "glued" together or "fuzed" together. as for the lifting effect i can only assume it is from the heat of the fire causeing more wood on top than on bottom to be consumed. causeing a curling effect... simple i guess, why waste time on this, we all should be working on free energy generators

[ImPrettyOG]

Hey Steve ! I love all Your Work and Science Expeirments ! Very Enjoyful To Watch ! Please Reply

[5EBASlo96]

====D match stick

[TheLegoGrievous]

the tips of the matches get stuck together then the fire on the wood part of the leaning match makesit bend because of the heat it makes it curl

[TheLegoGrievous]

the mathch ends get stuck together because the burning part (end of the match) gets some what melted so they are almost glued together then it puls it up because of it kinda melting on to the leaning one.

[Itouch241]

hey steve im awesome. pls reply :D

[militaryman9091]

thx steve i can win me some bets now :)

[sakuraslight10]

im afraid of fire so i dont think i wannna try this for myself

[sheilasofea]

COOL

[luckypenny10]

This is that trick on how to remove a coin from under these matches without moving them :-D

[KPOPhwaiiting]

It's so cute :D

[SkyBuster3000]

the match doesn't want to leave the other match. its like.. NO!!!!! dont leave me!

[puppyheartlove321]

wow

[superAl823]

your vids are awesome and you too

[UncoveredSheet]

He lights it and the fire spreads all over the match. Once it reaches the actual red thing, it's carbon sticks to the other, and the wood contracts to create the upside down "L"

[Kingcobra1211]

@UncoveredSheet the "red thing" would be the sulfur covered end of the match which causes the fire when struck

[MultiThecomputernerd]

@youngtteezy they melt together he didn't glue them :)

[youngtteezy]

Glued it. So dumb

[roguesqadronairsoft]

i thinks the carbon residue fuses the both matches together and the reason so set the other one on fire first is so the wood can contract or shrink on one side idk

[music2b4every1]

Hi Steve, really glad I found your channel, your videos are awesome, keep them coming please! :)

[brady8201]

hell I mean

[brady8201]

thats so Kool he'll yeah

[UprightBassAddict]

the tips melt together, and make them stick. am i Correct?

[celestinedailylife]

Kool

[superAl823]

Hey love ur vids plz reply

[BlurConfusion]

hey steve, if ur awesome reply :)

[TheCreed1998]

it's really. i tried this, but i can't explain

[XxMinixNinjaxX]

Oh my goodness I did this around six times in a row because it made me laugh for some reason when the match went up, I think it's because it looks so cool. If you replied I'd probably like, die. :) Haha, I'm a huge fan :)

[1bardh1]

that's awesome!

[tely101]

nah he is jesus ............... but why levitate a match levitate my house to canada

[FoShizzle2319]

In simple terms, the tips of the flames get wielded together and so as the stick withers, it bends and lifts, now relying on the secure match.

[xioownz]

The match is a ninja?

[444dmoney444]

reply back to this comment steve UR AWESOME

[abood1401]

they stick together since the chemical reaction on both sides happens at the same time which makes the products form and stick at the same place together

the stick bends because the upper-most side of the stick shrinks faster than the lower side causing it to bend upwards.. the reason behind that.. humm could be something like the heat is more on the higher side what makes the interaction there faster.. just like what started to happen to other stick when he blew..

P.S: that's just a guess!

[TheMissycandy]

the top of the two matchsticks bind together and the middle/ bottom become light as the match stick burns ??

[SarahHeartzUnicorns]

My face at 0:37 :|

My face at 0:40 8DDD

[Geezerbeam]

I bet its about the heat the contracts the two matches together to stick.

[annie123abcteehee]

I KK-NOE!! wait, nol i don't. WAIT! i think its bcoz the matchstick is wood and wood bend uppawards. i thnik...^^

[swimeralex]

THIS. IS. SPART*clars throught* awesome.

[MyRetardProductions]

hey steve your awsome plz reply

[Stevespanglerscience]

@MyRetardProductions no no... you are awesome!

[Happix100]

@Stevespanglerscience You have managed to make me smile with this video and your battery+Magnet+Screw+Ledlight+­Copper wire trick... Thank you.

[Stevespanglerscience]

@Happix100 thanks for watching!

[star2b99]

I think it happens because the tilted match molds into the other match since the burning causes it to go soft and bend causing a levitating match :D

[JasonLeiber]

the tip gets burned onto the other stick or some shit

[splurtos]

Is that right?

[briflanter]

The hot air pushes the match the starts to bond with the other stick leaving leavatating match :)

[splurtos]

And when the flame is blown out, heat loss would cause the splinters in the burnt areas to contract. When the burnt wood contracts, the splinters are slided into the remaining available spaces, causing the "bridge" to move, thus resulting in what we call "levitation".

[splurtos]

The match "levitated" because of expansion and contraction of the wood splinters due to heat gain and heat loss.

When the matches gain heat, the wood splinters that make up a match expands. As both matches were made from the same wood, the expansion allowed sliding of the splinters. When the splinters slid into each others' space, a stable bridge is formed between the two.

[TheVinegaroon]

are you yoda?

[Pst0ner]

The top portion of the matchstick heats up faster and more because it is closer to the flame. As the flame extinguishes, the top portion that was heated to a higher temperature, contracts more than the bottom half. And so, the end of the match curls up.

[EAsports1997]

Is this really Steve if it is hiiiiii

[Stevespanglerscience]

@EAsports1997 hello!

[TheMagicPwny]

@Stevespanglerscience more please, super duper cool! :D

[rolio571]

I just love how the ending spells S.C.I.E.N.C.E

[kuttu45454]

thermal expansion./.....

[SuperEllie321]

When you set fire to the leaning match it will burn higher

Then when it reaches the top to the secure one it Burnes and then sticks together then

Then because it is secure it lifts the wait

[jediboy96]

As the wood burns, it shrivels up a bit, causing it to curl and look like it's floating. I'm not sure about this, but I'm guessing that due to some chemical reaction when the heads burn, the matches bind together, allowing the match to stay up when the flame is blown out.

[SARJcomment]

heat rises



[Arvak777]

I think some adults need adult supervision when using matches :P

[Ephemeral96]

when the leaning match gets burned it curls not actually levitate and theyre sticking together cuz they have the same substance..... on a guess :)

[aniket200929]

Well, I have done that kinda thing with bunch of match sticks put in circle and then burn the center of it. it creates circle of matches... but that was long time ago...

[tedhellcaster]

Simple. The guy is a Jedi.

[Shouty1724]

Heat rises so the heat from the fire cause the match to levitate since it is so lightweight?

[darshanbaweja]

nice..

[AwesomeMrCheese]

because heat rises, so when the match burns that makes it go up, and because the two match heads burned at the same time they fused together!

[harmyk1]

When do we get the answers to why these tings happen?

[nidaroon858]

thats the dumbest and most depressing thing ive seen

[LuciferDaFallenAngel]

@nidaroon858 No.... that comment was

[reincarnage256]

i love the do de do song

[adriank1223]

The carbon from the match tips fuse together from the heat. And because the wood turns to carbon when burnt, it is also lite. Thus, the connection from the match tips + the lite weight of the match wood after it is burned, the standing match can handle the weight of the angled match with little force against it.

[melchiblue]

That's amazing!

[TheMrairsoftkid]

i know exactly how it did it. He has the force!!!!

[MarcoPs7]

at first i needed 10 minutes to position the matches ... then i lit another match to burn them ... they toppled down ... and finally i burned my right thumb

[Bothunter196]

heat rose the match up

[Bothunter196]

heat rises

[Bothunter196]

heat rises

duh

[melchiblue]

Wow, that's awesome!

[monkeyshadows]

It is magic, like most of the stuff on this channel. I love magic.

[Ave210Knife]

i dont know why they stick but it moves up because when it burns it looses mass. D:

[Almontmarine]

heat gain on the tip of the matchstick, then sudden heat loss... then loss of fuel -- the wood.

[MsReborn88]

first they stick and next the wood dried and become like this

[MrAston111]

Like if you are the 1 111 viewer

[MrAston111]

The match is a wound!

[lasertracer206]

too much ........Harry Potter ......

[viewtifulethan90]

The match's fuse together.

[DontReadMySpam]

@palfreys1 idk what's worse him being a total idiot saying first. Or you counting the 61 before him. I love how you spend your life.

[Misstaerick]

match burns at a angle which makes a curved shape, match sticks onto the other match by the flame

[ordinary862]

yes !!! i DID it ... !!!

[SethDude01]

I myself think that when the chemical tips burn when they are touching like that, they become fused or something along that line...

[Superb281]

Like if you're viewer 1,111

[The1960beatles1970]

its happens because the matches get stuck together from the flame and then the

match starts bending from the heat

[meetsouder]

This happens because the red phosphorus on the tips of each match fuses together, and then the wood (which has been ignited for about 2 seconds by now) is shrinking from the chemical reaction of burning, and because it was lit from the middle of the match, the wood in the middle shrinks first, thus, creating the bend. There you have it folks, not that hard after all.

[melchiblue]

umm.... I thin you put glue

[STAG162]

Pretty easy, by lighting the supported match halfway down it's got 2 routes for the flame it carries to travel, by going one direction (tail) it burns out and lifts the matchstick (any match will do this while you hold the tail, except the head moves instead), and the flame burning towards the head fuses the match head flints together so the supported match can't fall over once it's finished burning.

[jobronoyoall1]

when the fire reaches both match heads they mend together. after they are mended the wood bends cause its turning to ash and its lighter. right?

[arealydeadman]

easily explained: ever seen wooden sticks burn, (probably not) basically, it curls like it did in this video. As for the matches staying together, well, when two materials burn next to each other, if weak enough, they will stick, much like matchsticks; and there you go, easily explained.

[WhoAteMyTacos]

The rising air pushes the match up, then the two matches release carbon which stick the two together

[thegoof529]

Easy, They burn/melt together, And because the Wood in the middle burns it gets bendier, and because heat rises it pulls the stick upwards.

[KatieShwami]

I think the heat melted the red part of the match together and as the match burned it started to curl up (:

[NinjaHao5528]

well when two matches are lit the chemicals fuse from the heads and when it sticks the heat air makes the rest rise

[colinprprpr]

Dont they sorta just fuse because of heat... idk im more of a chemist... and if this is chemistry.. im gonna be pissed.

[KurogetsuOokami]

The one that is leaning on the other is burned. As it burns, it gets lighter, and the two tips stick together, making it rise. As you know, hot air rises.

[TorchGaming230]

Is it just sticking? I don't know XD

[blva888]

Done with strings damn it!

[hjkninja]

they stick together so when the leaning one burns it shrinks and looks like its levitating

[davinhardoyo]

the chemicals on the tip of the match melts into one after the ignition, for the levitating part, its the material constriction caused from the heat that makes it bend, its like a muscle

[rainfop]

how do they figure these things out? yeah in my spare time i lean matches together and burn them to see what happens...... lol its very cool tho

[Saevatira]

The substance that is used in the head of the match does not entirely burn up, instead melting and allowing the two to stick together. After they have stuck, the match base that began burning has had ample time to have its structure warped by the upward flow of the heat and, as the mass is removed from the lower section, it appears to float. Simply: They stuck at their heads and the middle bent from heat and less weight.

[dogmen51]

but still, a good video

[frikken20]

light the matches, then you call the witch to make it levitate

[NickSkatees]

heat rises and it brings the match with it simple 

[korkyocakemagic]

This works because when the match is lit it naturaly will bend and it bend up because of the heat currents. When you blow it out it stays up because the two match heads fused together when they were burning. Thumbs so everyone can see!!

[bulltex95]

The wood curls up when its on fire and the tips of the matches stick together. It took me all of 2 seconds to figure this out

[hitachi088]

what so special about it?

[smay96]

Steve's Awesomeness caused it to happen.

[AmazingJPRawson]

i like the stuff they do but a two year old could do this, lame.

[PaulAnthony333333333]

someone has alrdy done this, but it was a cool trick nonetheless

[stopmotionmanager]

The phosphorus in the match tips molded together and the other match curled up

[michalchik]

The some of the chemicals in the match head briefly melt fusing the heads together. The prevents the leaning match from falling.

Then the flame heat rises upwards burning the top side of the match more thoroughly than the bottom, the burning cause the topside to contract slightly meanwhile the wood of the match has been softened by the heat allowing a bend to form in the upward direction from the contraction of the top. .

[crusiatusblack]

Heat fuses the sulfur and makes the burning match deformed

[Missmamita03]

yeah, they stick to each other and then the force... I have no idea D:

[fatpickel]

@Missmamita03 the heat bends the wood

[derderderr0o]

Someone explain this to me!

[bulltex95]

@derderderr0o The wood curls up when its on fire and the tips of the matches stick together. It took me all of 2 seconds to figure this out

[SoFreshSoClean97]

@derderderr0o phosphorous sticks to each other when you light it and the middle of the match burning causing the wood to thin so it "curls up"

[kalikonyat]

@derderderr0o they stick together then the fire at the matchstick lifted it because fire produces carbon dioxide that is lighter than air...

[SamuelSlowMotionTV]

@kalikonyat carbondioxide is actually mor dense than air, thats why when you do the baking soda and viniger experiment in a cup, pour out the carbon diokide, it can put out a fire, what happens is that the chemicals at the end of the match combine, then because wood curls, it moves up and looks like its defying gravity.

[Jaspastritt]

@kalikonyat carbon dioxide is heavier than air....

[Silweror]

@kalikonyat good idea but carbon dioxide is a heavy gas

[MrCensorman]

@kalikonyat carbon dioxide is heavier than air