A series of short video clips of explosive and exciting chemical reactions, taken from a lecture called “Fire and Flame” by Dr. Peter Wothers at the University of Cambridge. 

Fire and Flame: 01 - Introduction

An introduction to the explosive "Fire and Flame" lecture by Dr. Peter Wothers from the University of Cambridge.

Fire and Flame: 02 - What is fire?

Explaining the chemical reaction that occurs when substances burn.

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Fire and Flame: 03 - Coloured Flames

Making some very attractive flames by adding different metals to alcohol.

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Fire and Flame: 04 - Burning Cotton Wool

Demonstrating how cotton wool burns.

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Fire and Flame: 05 - Burning Flour

Demonstration of how the fine nature of flour helps it to burn spectacularly!

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Fire and Flame: 06 - Cotton Wool in Liquid Oxygen

Explosively demonstrating the effect of burning cotton wool with added oxygen.

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Fire and Flame: 07 - Muffin in Liquid Oxygen

What happens when we set fire to a chocolate chip muffin covered in liquid oxygen?

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Fire and Flame: 08 - Iron Wool in Liquid Oxygen

Even metals can burn explosively!

From the Peter Wothers lecture series - Fire and Flame