Potassium Permanganate + Glycerol = Fire!

More of us burning stuff, this time the fire was given to us by a chemical reaction, instead of a candle.

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• depperman
• chemistry
• fire
• burning
• potassium
• permanganate
• purple
• science
• lab
• flame

[twistedfirestarter99]

what ratio do u need to make this work or is that u just mix them together randomly?

[carbonrxn]

twisted, 50:50 is good but 75:25 potassium permanganate:glycerol will do the trick as well.

[daltonagre]

This is and was used, to detonate bombs and explosives.Even thermite can be ignated by this reaction.

[carbonrxn]

Precisely, which is why we used it in my Thermite video to initiate the rxn...

[nzhuntahr]

@Berowra290997 in the garden centre at Mitre10 in nz.Why is it banned.Is it dodgey?If so in what way

[tHaH4x0r]

@superlizard234

There isnt any potassium in this mix, i think you mean potassium ions? Also i do think permangenate ions also produce a violet color when burned.

[jdducut83]

I wanna sock that guy in the face.

[superlizard234]

The potassium is what causes the purple colored flame, right?

[randomness5454]

@Berowra290997 I'm from Australia, just say it's to clean your pool/pond and they'll give it to you

[agormanvideos]

How toxic is permanganate? I heard somebody was investigating if manganese is associated with Alzheimer's disease. But they didn't talk about permanganate.

[Lews026]

Are you pyros?

[halfmumi]

@Berowra290997 how do you use it for snake bites???

[Berowra290997]

apparently Potassium Permanganate is used for snake-bites. But even if you tell the chemist that he still won't give it to you. I think it is banned in Australia. Does anybody else have my problem?

[jackpower13]

0:33 lol