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yuiyoshida

(41,831 posts) Tue Apr 21, 2015, 12:27 PM Apr 2015

Lighting a match with water

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Lighting a match with water (Original Post) yuiyoshida Apr 2015 OP

An Engineer might call that PeoViejo Apr 2015 #1

is that how mcdonald's gets their coffee so hot? pansypoo53219 Apr 2015 #2

Can anyone say "Rube Goldberg"? damyank913 Apr 2015 #3

He lights a match to start his mechanism to light a match. Funny stuff! marble falls Apr 2015 #4

All great inventions start with a proof of concept struggle4progress Apr 2015 #7

Cool! Helen Borg Apr 2015 #5

Making fire with ice hobbit709 Apr 2015 #6

PeoViejo

(2,178 posts)

1. An Engineer might call that

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 02:57 PM

Apr 2015

..an overly elegant solution to a simple problem.

pansypoo53219

(20,977 posts)

2. is that how mcdonald's gets their coffee so hot?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 03:31 PM

Apr 2015

damyank913

(787 posts)

3. Can anyone say "Rube Goldberg"?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 06:28 AM

Apr 2015

Perhaps a simple one.

marble falls

(57,083 posts)

4. He lights a match to start his mechanism to light a match. Funny stuff!

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Wed Apr 22, 2015, 09:26 AM

Apr 2015

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)

7. All great inventions start with a proof of concept

Reply to marble falls (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 22, 2015, 07:41 PM

Apr 2015

Other clever inventors may be able to simplify the device

But he has shown that it is possible to light a match using a flask of water, a copper coil, and two bunsen burners

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)

5. Cool!

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Wed Apr 22, 2015, 09:53 AM

Apr 2015

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

6. Making fire with ice

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Wed Apr 22, 2015, 02:25 PM

Apr 2015

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