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Match Pyramid CHAIN REACTION

submitted by Aard Vark

(oritteropo)
9 years 2 months 1 week ago

This science teacher at a high school in Edinburgh wanted to show his students a chain reaction.

YouTube description:

A match pyramid made of 5000 matches. Watch the chain reaction intensify as a wave of fire spreads over the pyramid. It took over 10 hours to build and 10 seconds to destroy! The 5000 matches were cut and glued into a symmetrical pyramid then lit from one corner,

(via LiveLeak)

6 Comments

You can use that to melt metal and chisel your way out of prison.

Anyone know what I'm referencing? Power Points to the first right answer.

Escape From Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood

You can use that to melt metal and chisel your way out of prison.

Anyone know what I'm referencing? Power Points to the first right answer.

Yeah I think @newtboy got it, didn't he? I know it was a pretty elaborate setup they created to get out of there--in the movie. It was fun to watch, but too long ago for me to remember all the details perfectly.

Even MacGyver had some events that were pretty close; though I can't exactly remember if he ran into this situation (though he went through a padlock using something akin to this, if I remember right).

Retroboy says...

How I got out of my crib.

I was not a well behaved toddler.

StukaFox says...

Oh, shit, the Scots have discovered fire -- RUN!!

I was really expecting the pyramid to be only the beginning of a chain reaction involving automatic sprinklers.

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