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Get your gloves, and safety equipment, because
in this project, we're exploring 5 ways to

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start a fire, using water.

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Grab an old light bulb and chisel out the
bottom, so you can see down inside. Now pour

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in a bit of hot water, and when you shake
it vigorously, you'll notice the white coating

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washes right out. After you've rinsed it a
couple of times, you should have a crystal

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clear bulb like this. Fill the lightbulb with
water, cap the bottom with a balloon, and

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voila! You've just created a makeshift magnifying
glass. Go ahead and use your liquid lightbulb,

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to focus the sunlight on a piece of newspaper.
It should start smoking immediately, and just

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a minute later, burst into flames.

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Find a small dish and line it with plastic
wrap, in a way that takes the shape of the

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bowl. You can add water until the bowl is
nearly full, and gather each of the plastic

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corners at the top. This will form a little
liquid pouch, and by twisting the corners

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together, you can seal the water inside. You've
just formed, a clear liquid sphere, that fits

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in the palm of your hand. Now put the sun
behind you, and focus the light, on a dark

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piece of paper. Your tinder should start smoking
within seconds, and when enough embers have

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collected inside, you'll soon have your fire.

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Take a picture frame, and cover it with a
layer of plastic wrap, then suspend it on

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something, a couple feet off the ground. Now
carefully pour hot water onto the plastic,

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and as you do, it will begin to sag, forming
a natural, and effective liquid lens. Now

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gather up something you can use as tinder,
and find the focal point of the beam, to concentrate

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the heat. When your tinder's smoldering, set
it down so it rests in the beam, and now you

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can sit back and watch the elements ignite
the fire for you, completely hands free.

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Try to find a juice bottle, that looks like
a giant plastic bubble, and fill it with water.

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Position the liquid filled bubble between
the sun, and your tinder pile, until you find

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the spot where it starts smoking. Hold everything
steady, so the heat will continue to build,

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then add something like dried grass, to help
you lift the pile up, and blow the smoldering

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embers into a flame.

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If the clouds have rolled over, and blocked
off your solar supply, you can use a toilet

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paper roll, and a couple chunks of sodium.
The paper roll should be cut in half, with

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a small piece, cut out of the bottom, and
a wad of tissue pushed into the top. We can

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use the lid of a jar as our starter base,
and cover it with one square of toilet paper,

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and place the small bits of sodium in the
middle. The paper roll sits overtop, followed

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by a heavier gauge kindling, like a bunch
of straw, or dried grass. Now carefully pour

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a tablespoon of water into the base, and run
away. In just a couple of seconds, a little

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flame shoots out, igniting the kindling on
top. You can see how this would stoke a blazing

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fire, in just a matter of seconds.

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Now every experiment has it's dangers, so
if you try these methods yourself, make sure

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you have proper safety equipment, as well
as adult supervision.

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Well now you know 5 ways to use water, to
start a fire.

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