Hi, guys. I'm looking around for a material that is combustible, but the flames release very little heat. Like, extremely little. Preferably non-toxic. Do you guys know of anything that would work?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8CEnIsYTsI

I almost burnt a field doing doing this. I was scared and dropped it. I know this isnt what your looking for, but first thing I thought of.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r1vzFAPyG0

Fun with cold plasmas.

Cool, guys. But I need the chemical name, and perhaps a few other not-so-volatile substances.

Wasn't ther zinc and baking soda ftw!

You could always make thurmite. Reallly easy to make, only hard part is getting aluminum powder. And the magnesium to light it will cost you about $20 for a good size roll. But its not cold, it burns hot enough to burn through Looooooooots of steel. And you probably shouldn't look at while its burning. My left eye is still a bit finicky..

Ain't no such thing. If it's combustible, it's going to put out a lot of heat unless there's very little of it.

Practicing fire dancers favor kerosene; they may add naphtha to make it ignite easier. Alcohols burn cooler, but they make a much less impressive flame.

The trick to juggling fireballs is that you are coming in contact only with the bottom surface of the ball, but the flame is up top. This does not always work, and the result is predictably painful when it does not.

The forums don't favor advising members on playing with fire. Don't go doing anything we wouldn't do :flamethrower:

So... if I wanted to keep something burning for a long time without putting off enough heat to make it, you know, light other stuff on fire, I'd need to figure out some sort of time-release system?

N-n-no! You just need the right chemicals! The proper chemical will burn longer!

If you tell us what you planned on doing with it we may be able to clarify a bit more..

If I remember correctly, there's some sort of jelly you can coat parts of your body with that fire can burn off of without you feeling the heat of it. However, if you don't apply the jelly well enough, you're going to get burnt.

EDIT: I saw it on an episode of Time Warp on the Discovery Channel. Let me search for a video.

EDIT 2: Here you go! The http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4-uOxjspBk! It may not be what you're looking for exactly, but it's still cool.

EDIT 3: By the way, just what are you planning to do? That'd certainly help us help you.

OK, OK, I'll spill it. I'm seeing if, using the proper chemicals, something that's on fire can be worn (not directly on the skin; that'd cause other problems). Without turning you into the world's funniest streaking video on Youtube. Obviously, I'm not going to wear my experiment or take it anywhere outside of my concrete garage until I'm absolutely certain I won't set the world while being so fashionable as to start a flame in your heart. The main thing is that I wanna take it from there and see if I can make one of those flaming swords without working with burning parrafin wax. Yes, clothes are easier because they soak up the flammable materials/dissolved chemicals needed. That's my... uh, 'plan.' If it turns out that I'm more likely to start burning everything without getting it off the ground (after seeing my chem teacher juggle sterno with his moist bare hands, I know I at least have a chance) then I won't even go past testing the flames of the chemicals themselves.

I'll even consider cool plasmas if you can show me how to make it cheaply.

EDIT: I'm not even considering illegal, toxic, or deathly chemicals, though.

Hmm, well, you could always research the techniques film makers use to set people on fire and have them run around or look like they're burning without actually hurting them. Before the days of CGI, I mean.

Defaulted doesn't want to set the world on firrrrrrrreeeeeeeeee.... He just wants to start, a flame when he farts. He's lost all ambition, his hands are in flames, I just want to see a fire on a glove! And with your permission, that you feel the same, I have reached the lowest sense of humor I can think of!

Just remember, when you get http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR-A4QFHZBA.

I think the closest you're going to get to flaming clothing is a helmet with a fireplace on it or something.

Thermite is an incredibly bad idea in this case. I myself was thinking of making some but didn't want to in the end. What I really wanted was potasium permanganate and glisterol. I got my mum to ask at the chemist and they gave her some wierd looks :shurg: I was going to buy some online but my mum wasn't that keen and I don't have a credit or debit card (though I'm getting a debit card really soon). I actually have glisterol, just need the permanganate. They create an awesome exothermic reaction which can start thermite without the magnesium.

By the way thermite is insanely easy to make. Aluminium (oxide? it's been a while...) + iron (just grind up some nails.) put in a flower pot add the ignition agent (glisterol + P manganate) -> over 2500 degree C

OK, now that we know what you're after, the moderators can safely say that there is no way these forums will encourage you or advise you to do anything except not attempt this at all.

If you wish to apprentice yourself to a school of fire dancing, you may do so without our consent. If you believe you can carry or wear any kind of flaming device or clothing without the training that a professional fire dancer undertakes, you are endangering yourself to a degree you cannot comprehend.

And we're not going to use these forums to discuss how to make really dangerous stuff like thermite.