Butter candle science experiment
What you need:
Step 1: Cut your butter in half and remember to hold the flaps down or else the foil will tear.
Step 2: Once that's done get a sheet of toilet paper and cut it into quarters.
Step 3: Choose a quarter and fold it into a triangle.
Step 4: Get the tips of the triangle and twist/roll it into a cigar shape.
Step 5: Fold the bottom up about so it looks a bit like a fishing hook.
Step 6: Now poke the skewer through the middle of the butter to make a hole for the toilet paper wick.
Step 7: Now poke the toilet paper wick through with a skewer.
Step 8: Finally get a flame and light the toilet paper
- Butter
- Sheet of toilet paper
- Match/Lighter
Step 1: Cut your butter in half and remember to hold the flaps down or else the foil will tear.
Step 2: Once that's done get a sheet of toilet paper and cut it into quarters.
Step 3: Choose a quarter and fold it into a triangle.
Step 4: Get the tips of the triangle and twist/roll it into a cigar shape.
Step 5: Fold the bottom up about so it looks a bit like a fishing hook.
Step 6: Now poke the skewer through the middle of the butter to make a hole for the toilet paper wick.
Step 7: Now poke the toilet paper wick through with a skewer.
Step 8: Finally get a flame and light the toilet paper
How does this happen?
The wick burns which liquefies some butter fat, the wick absorbs that fat. The flame burns the fat vapours, not the wick. This burning is a combustion reaction, it creates heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide.
Make it an experiment
The "experiment" above is actually a demonstration. To make it a real experiment try to answer questions.
1. Would this work with margarine?
2. Is their a wick alternative?
Try to find out other questions and if you came up with one email us.
The wick burns which liquefies some butter fat, the wick absorbs that fat. The flame burns the fat vapours, not the wick. This burning is a combustion reaction, it creates heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide.
Make it an experiment
The "experiment" above is actually a demonstration. To make it a real experiment try to answer questions.
1. Would this work with margarine?
2. Is their a wick alternative?
Try to find out other questions and if you came up with one email us.
Hints & tips
- You can you do this with the fire proof ballon for extra WOW factor!