A practical video for those who lack matches. Seriously, a wonderful presentation. I like those "strike on anything" matches because they are much bigger and will light fires more readily when preparing the bar-b-que or a campfire. Those matches are very hard to self-ignite because it takes a considerable pressure against a rough surface to cause ignition (a force on a small area of the match head). They are at least as safe as cars and alcohol (separately or together)! Live dangerously, dare fate, be courageous.
on commercial scale, matchsticks are not soaked entirely into paraffin wax, just one fifth portion having matchhead is dipped, to save cost. and not all brands soak matchsticks in ammonium phosphate solution. its optional for consumer safety
Those strike anywhere matches here in the US are rare in certain areas of the country due to different restrictions. In my area they arent really banned and a few places sell them,but they are still very uncommon and expensive in comparison to other style matches. Im fairly certain theyve changed the composition from what they used to be. They now are alot harder to get to light on other surfaces nowadays. in most cases ur better off using the strike on box style instead cus of how more reliable they seem to light. The others always seem to just snap the phosphorus off. That said i still like them. Very handy for experiments, emergency kits, and various everyday carry kits. Fun video.
Nice Matches. I like that you didn't add colorant from FeO2 or others. It looks honest and powerful with the real chemicals showing up plainly. Good job.
Strike-anywhere is a feature, not a bug. If you are camping out in the woods and need to start a fire, it's nice when they work in the damp. Coating them with a thin layer of paraffin protects them from spontaneous ignition and waterproofs them.
It is important to know that "strike anywhere" matches sold by large brands, like Diamond only have the strike anywhere material on the very tip of the matchs head, therefore still being as safe as typical safety matches.
I looked him up on Wikipedia in the past and the channels name was Thoisoi on his original non-English channel too. So it has to have some significance.
that's how people who actually use matches do it because the match doesn't break that way. i used to do it the bad way when i was a kid but after breaking countless matches you sorta just stop on your own. matches are fun
Aluminium Soup its just simple chemistry I learned through doing experiments. Eventually, after doing enough chemistry, you'll know the color of each oxidation state of at least the first row of transition metals.
+Crimson Chemistry: Yes, K2Cr2O7 is orange, so I guess he screwed up. Since the end product ends up as orange, I guess he really did add K2Cr2O7 off camera. Factory made matches don't contain K2Cr2O7. That is a strong oxidizer. Potassium chlorate (KClO3) is also a good oxidizer and that is what they add in factory made matches. From wikipedia: The striking surface on modern matchboxes is typically composed of 25% powdered glass or other abrasive material, 50% red phosphorus, 5% neutralizer, 4% carbon black, and 16% binder; and the match head is typically composed of 45-55% potassium chlorate, with a little sulfur and starch, a neutralizer (ZnO or CaCO 3), 20-40% of siliceous filler, diatomite, and glue.
Very good video, correct, short, exact and precise. You really don't know how we take matches for granted until you try to start a fire without technology including flints, mg sticks or lenses.
The strike anywhere matches are more dangerous maybe, but I've never experienced any accidents caused by them. You can even strike them on smooth glass. They can be useful if the matchbox gets wet, because you can strike them on most rough, dry surfaces. Smokers like them because you can give them to a friend and they can use them later without the box.
One difference I've seen on commercial matches is they don't soak the entire stick in paraffin, usually it's only 1/5 of the length of less. I like the full-length version better though.
TIL matches have sand in them! Let me tell you a secret: you can strike those matches on glass (they will leave a mark on the glass, so don't use your window).
Superb video. Very informative and entertaining. Love the accent! 😉 Have you monitized your account? Are you signed up with patreon? Anyway, thank you for your videos and your professionalism.
That red colored match was soaked in a type of fire retardant that colors wood red as an indicator of the process. Because they are so old and the formula they used was not likely very strong is the reason they smolder.
Can you make soft soldering tubes like were used in World War II and one Elemental maker video on them but but it would be cool to know how to make them they would be awesome for automotive work
I'm trying to make strike anywhere matches what do I have to do to change this mixture and make it into a strike anywhere match? This is for not a match but a fire starter that is self-contained with a match
how would i turn the powdered matchheads back into a match head again? i want to use the material from one brand of match and put my own stick on it while using the same powder
Strike anywhere matches are dangerous. You can tell them from safety matches because they have two colors in their tips usually dark blue and light blue or red and white.
What’s the chemical used in the “strike anywhere “ match tip? The little white tip on the regular match head? I used to carry a supply of them in my Boy Scouts match keeper (waterproof cylinder), as well as my survival kits. I miss having them...
I've seen people use the dangerous Armstrong's mixture as the basis for a homemade 'lucifer' match that you can strike on your jeans leg etc., but I would like to see someone do a video where (in a lab, just for educatonal/science purposes of course) where they make the actual Victorian recipe for the poisonous white phosphorus matches that caused the dreaded "phossy jaw" and light them, but I 've never seen an educational video where someone even attempts that. Could one of you chemists put up a video of working victorian recipe matches, Please?
A practical video for those who lack matches. Seriously, a wonderful presentation. I like those "strike on anything" matches because they are much bigger and will light fires more readily when preparing the bar-b-que or a campfire. Those matches are very hard to self-ignite because it takes a considerable pressure against a rough surface to cause ignition (a force on a small area of the match head). They are at least as safe as cars and alcohol (separately or together)! Live dangerously, dare fate, be courageous.
my mans from estonia if you were wonder i wish i had such a neet accent btw it makes your vids really special and entertaining keep it up
Hi guys, I love your videos. Keep up the good work. Wish you all the best
Love your history behind the matches. Always great vids.
on commercial scale, matchsticks are not soaked entirely into paraffin wax, just one fifth portion having matchhead is dipped, to save cost. and not all brands soak matchsticks in ammonium phosphate solution. its optional for consumer safety
Those strike anywhere matches here in the US are rare in certain areas of the country due to different restrictions. In my area they arent really banned and a few places sell them,but they are still very uncommon and expensive in comparison to other style matches. Im fairly certain theyve changed the composition from what they used to be. They now are alot harder to get to light on other surfaces nowadays. in most cases ur better off using the strike on box style instead cus of how more reliable they seem to light. The others always seem to just snap the phosphorus off. That said i still like them. Very handy for experiments, emergency kits, and various everyday carry kits. Fun video.
Nice Matches. I like that you didn't add colorant from FeO2 or others. It looks honest and powerful with the real chemicals showing up plainly. Good job.
Strike-anywhere is a feature, not a bug. If you are camping out in the woods and need to start a fire, it's nice when they work in the damp. Coating them with a thin layer of paraffin protects them from spontaneous ignition and waterproofs them.
Another great, educational video.
If I had this content while in high school...I might have been a chemistry major...great stuff.
Be a patrean like me and support this great content!
Your videos got better ! Such an attention to detail, nice job.
Nowadays they use fine glass powder to increase friction between the head and matchbox. But nice video, mabye it should be tried one day :D
Hey guy. Don't forget János Irinyi's name. He made the first safe match. Kundström only replaced the white phosphorus with red phosphorus...
It is so satisfying looking at matches burning.
It is important to know that "strike anywhere" matches sold by large brands, like Diamond only have the strike anywhere material on the very tip of the matchs head, therefore still being as safe as typical safety matches.
And most of the time they are useless because that tip will break off separate from the rest of the striker
I wish I know this when I was trying to ignite a Swan Vesta with my fingernail.
If you have strike anywhere matches .be sure to put them where a mouse wont gnaw on them.because they will ignite!!!!!
Well since you did this, you know you now have to make the strike anywhere matches!
Great video!
By the way, what does Thoisoi mean?
Thorium Oxygen Iodine Sulfur
He just using chemistry symbol for his name
its a dude not a girl
Just curious. I had a very good friend from Russia.
He passed away about a year ago.
I looked him up on Wikipedia in the past and the channels name was Thoisoi on his original non-English channel too. So it has to have some significance.
Love your videos keep up the awesome content.
I've never see anyone strike a match like that. Seems more effective
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that's how people who actually use matches do it because the match doesn't break that way. i used to do it the bad way when i was a kid but after breaking countless matches you sorta just stop on your own. matches are fun
how could you not see this,are matches uncommon where you live, here everyone lights them this way
Always clear and concise. Good demonstration, and appropriate warning to viewers, as always, too. Thumbs up!
Amazing!!From Brazil!!
3:44 I didn't know that matches contained hexavalent chromium. Also, why is your potassium dichromate white? Shouldn't it be orange?
Aluminium Soup its just simple chemistry I learned through doing experiments. Eventually, after doing enough chemistry, you'll know the color of each oxidation state of at least the first row of transition metals.
Wha!?
+Crimson Chemistry:
Yes, K2Cr2O7 is orange, so I guess he screwed up. Since the end product ends up as orange, I guess he really did add K2Cr2O7 off camera.
Factory made matches don't contain K2Cr2O7. That is a strong oxidizer.
Potassium chlorate (KClO3) is also a good oxidizer and that is what they add in factory made matches.
From wikipedia:
The striking surface on modern matchboxes is typically composed of 25% powdered glass or other abrasive material, 50% red phosphorus, 5% neutralizer, 4% carbon black, and 16% binder; and the match head is typically composed of 45-55% potassium chlorate, with a little sulfur and starch, a neutralizer (ZnO or CaCO
3), 20-40% of siliceous filler, diatomite, and glue.
I think the yellow color is from sulfur and not from the dichromate
K2CR2O7 is the toxic chemical, it cause to cancer ._.
Very good video, correct, short, exact and precise. You really don't know how we take matches for granted until you try to start a fire without technology including flints, mg sticks or lenses.
Is there any alternative to phosphorus (for the striker strip)?
What a great little experiment! Very entertaining, thanks!
Very interesting video, thanks so much for sharing
I really love your channel
Brilliant work. Thanks.
Great video! Thank you for feeding my curious mind 😊
Awesome video!! You should do a Strike Anywhere Match brand also.
4:07 mmmmh curry
Good vid Comrade. Keep 'em comin' man.
I want to ask a question ,where in nature could i get material which it put on the match box to ignite the match stick thanks
How did you source the red phosphorus?
Cool video! Could you do a video about how reagents work for detecting compounds? I’m specifically interested in knowing more about Marquis.
The strike anywhere matches are more dangerous maybe, but I've never experienced any accidents caused by them. You can even strike them on smooth glass. They can be useful if the matchbox gets wet, because you can strike them on most rough, dry surfaces. Smokers like them because you can give them to a friend and they can use them later without the box.
One difference I've seen on commercial matches is they don't soak the entire stick in paraffin, usually it's only 1/5 of the length of less. I like the full-length version better though.
Very nice video with an experiment!
Your videos are always very good.
Can you tell me which glue you used to mix with red phosphorus for striking strip
Nice video as always!
Do you think you can do one in which to explain the chemical processes taking place in batteries?
Cool!! Love your videos.
You are amazing!
very nice matches! nice calm burn. how about adding little bit of Sb2S3?
Great video. Thanks.
Brilliant! My prior diy match efforts have been vastly inferior. You really put on a clinic.
Can you please do a video on changing the color of any safety match Tip?
Very satisfying
Thiz vidio iz amazing 👍👍👍
It is worth to mention that János Irinyi has also invented safety matches in Hungary in 1836. The oxidant in hís matches was lead(IV) oxide.
Fun video, thanks!
Do you have a percentage for the potassium chlorate? Also does it matte how much red phosphorus you use?
We did this in groundschool, was pretty cool back then.
This is a great skill to have...
A fascinating video.
How about trying to make windproof matches?
where can you find the potassium chlorate
how did you make the flamable part on the end of the match
Very cool
What would happen if you added the red phosphorous to the sulphur/potassium/sand mixture? Would you have viable "strike anywhere" matches?
Is it safe to mix
potassium chlorate and sulfur? When he adds water to the mixture, does he reduce the friction coeficient?
TIL matches have sand in them!
Let me tell you a secret: you can strike those matches on glass (they will leave a mark on the glass, so don't use your window).
Superb video. Very informative and entertaining. Love the accent! 😉 Have you monitized your account? Are you signed up with patreon? Anyway, thank you for your videos and your professionalism.
What is the Potassium Dichromate used for??? Also what are alternatives to using it?
if I'm replace with black powder and mix it with melt rubber, it's still work with a same thing or not?
Hey friend. I suggest you to make video on francium.
I was using Swan Vesta matches today, I forgot my lighter. I didn't know strike anywhere matches weren't sold in Europe.
Green Silver n
@thosoi2, how much percentage of pottasium chlorate have you added?
Wow . Amazing
How much did you add the KClO3?
you should try making brimstone matches
Sir u are amazing
What a simple DIY but really hard resources to attain
Good success!
That red colored match was soaked in a type of fire retardant that colors wood red as an indicator of the process.
Because they are so old and the formula they used was not likely very strong is the reason they smolder.
Can you make soft soldering tubes like were used in World War II and one Elemental maker video on them but but it would be cool to know how to make them they would be awesome for automotive work
Классное видео. Этот процесс длительный...
1:30 Now that is surprising. I would never have thought that something designed to start a fire would be treated with fire retardant.
love Russian youtubers, always have something practical
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no that situation
when you Eat too much then sleep
I'm trying to make strike anywhere matches what do I have to do to change this mixture and make it into a strike anywhere match? This is for not a match but a fire starter that is self-contained with a match
Potassium chloride is not your oxidant in those matches. It's very similar to table salt. It's your potassium dichromate that is making those pop.
You live in Estonia? Nice!
Very interesting, could you make a strike anywhere version? Or would that be to unsafe due to combustibility?
Yeah, to do so you would just add a small amount of red phosphorus into the match head mix.
I found out the hard way that just holding the match head motionless against the striker strip will cause it to ignite.
UA-cam video link or it doesn't. ;)
just noticed, when you add the potassium dichromate, it appears to be a white powder. isnt it usually bright orange?
please make a video on technatium
Imagine if schools just had projects like this instead of tests
Could you make survival matches, that ignite even when wet?
*This guys is best. 150 likes and 0 dislikes*
One of the likes is mine.
1:02 Rimi is in your country to?
Damn those are some good matches
how would i turn the powdered matchheads back into a match head again? i want to use the material from one brand of match and put my own stick on it while using the same powder
Strike anywhere matches are dangerous. You can tell them from safety matches because they have two colors in their tips usually dark blue and light blue or red and white.
I would like to see more of those video's
What’s the chemical used in the “strike anywhere “ match tip? The little white tip on the regular match head? I used to carry a supply of them in my Boy Scouts match keeper (waterproof cylinder), as well as my survival kits.
I miss having them...
Phosphorus sesqusulfide
When you want to rip the bong in quarantine but don’t have a lighter
No phosphorus in the matches? I´m surprised
llo100 potassium chlorate and red phosphorus don’t play nicely together. It’s a good idea not to mix them.
Look at what he used for the side panel on the box 😉
But they weren’t directly mixed together. I’ve been there, done that. Fortunately I healed up pretty well. Could have been worse.
I've seen people use the dangerous Armstrong's mixture as the basis for a homemade 'lucifer' match that you can strike on your jeans leg etc., but I would like to see someone do a video where (in a lab, just for educatonal/science purposes of course) where they make the actual Victorian recipe for the poisonous white phosphorus matches that caused the dreaded "phossy jaw" and light them, but I 've never seen an educational video where someone even attempts that. Could one of you chemists put up a video of working victorian recipe matches, Please?
Yep, in Portugal we call matches "fósforos" wich is pronounced the same way!!
Superb
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Good job