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Become a Fire-Breathing Dragon With This Secret Trick!

Monday, December 13th, 2010 – running time 03:14
How to breathe fire out of your mouth with just crushed corn - or corn starch.

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On this week's episode of Scientific Tuesdays, we will take some corn starch and pretend we are in the circus by breathing fire. This is a much safer way to blow fire out of your mouth than using kerosene or gasoline.

Why this will work

When dispersed into the air, corn starch becomes combustible.

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Spitting hot fire!

After a couple attempts, we finally get it to work.

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Why is corn starch safe?

When the grains are packed together tightly, the corn starch will not combust.

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