I Made My OWN DIY MATCHES!
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Hi everyone! In this video not only do I want to tell you about how matches are made but also to make my own matches. After that I will check how they will differ from shop-bought ones. Let us start off with a little bit of history. First predecessors of modern matches were invented in Ancient China. Those early matches were used only to simplify the process of starting a fire and It was just ordinary sulfur spread onto thin sticks. In Europe matches began to appear in 19-th century and in its early form they were very dangerous because they could light up upon friction against any surface which was quite dangerous as they could even light up in a box of matches having rubbed against each other. First safe matches appeared in 1855 and they were invented by a Swedish chemist, Johan Lundstrem. Since then they have practically remained unchanged. These Swedish matches are the very ones I am going to make in this video. Matches making starts with the simplest step which is preparing the wooden sticks which are also called strips. Such sticks are most frequently made from aspen but since I don’t have it I am going to use ordinary birch toothpicks and also barbecue skewers for bigger matches. The first step of making matches is soaking sticks in fire retardant that is in chemical that prevents wood smouldering. The thing is when wood burns down the leftover charcoals that continues to smoulder turning into light ash that can cause lots of inconveniences when it get onto clothes or valuable items. To prevent unwanted outcomes when using matches they get soaked in 2% ammonium dihydrogen phosphate that is in phosphoric acid and ammonium salt acid. After soaking and drying sticks we can see that the charred heads don’t smoulder which is a lot more convenient. I have quite ancient matches which are more than 100 years old. They were made in Revel which was the name of the modern day Tallinn during monarchy era until 1917. They still burn well but because of not being soaked in fire retardant, the burn down match heads fall off very quickly and keep burning which can cause ignition or even fire. That is the reason why soaking in fire redantant is such a necessary measure to take. Nevertheless sticks have to be soaked in combustible liquid that will simplify ignition of wood and consume most energy. Most frequently paraffin is used for those purposes. I melted down a paraffin candle and dipped chopped sticks. They looks like a deep-fryer and wooden chips which are fried in it. It is noteworthy that when such matches burn they give off a pleasant smell because wood contains sugars that give off a pleasant smell when burned. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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.
Hi guys, I love your videos. Keep up the good work. Wish you all the best
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
Love your history behind the matches. Always great vids.
Another great, educational 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.
Your videos got better ! Such an attention to detail, nice job.
Love your videos keep up the awesome content.
If I had this content while in high school...I might have been a chemistry major...great stuff.
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What a great little experiment! Very entertaining, thanks!
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.
Well since you did this, you know you now have to make the strike anywhere matches!
Great video!
Always clear and concise. Good demonstration, and appropriate warning to viewers, as always, too. Thumbs up!
Brilliant work. Thanks.
Cool video! Could you do a video about how reagents work for detecting compounds? I’m specifically interested in knowing more about Marquis.
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
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
Brilliant! My prior diy match efforts have been vastly inferior. You really put on a clinic.
Good vid Comrade. Keep 'em comin' man.
4:07 mmmmh curry
Great video! Thank you for feeding my curious mind 😊
Thank you that was so informative.
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.
It is so satisfying looking at matches burning.
Awesome video!! You should do a Strike Anywhere Match brand also.
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
Fun video, thanks!
Great video. Thanks.
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.
Very nice video with an experiment!
Amazing!!From Brazil!!
Very interesting video, thanks so much for sharing
I really love your channel
Wow . Amazing
very nice matches! nice calm burn. how about adding little bit of Sb2S3?
A fascinating video.
Your videos are always very good.
You are amazing!
Very satisfying
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!!!!!
Very cool
Hey guy. Don't forget János Irinyi's name. He made the first safe match. Kundström only replaced the white phosphorus with red phosphorus...
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.
Damn those are some good matches
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.
I would like to see more of those video's
Good success!
This is a great skill to have...
Is there any alternative to phosphorus (for the striker strip)?
What a simple DIY but really hard resources to attain
Sir u are amazing
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
Bravo!!
We did this in groundschool, was pretty cool back then.
Good job
Thiz vidio iz amazing 👍👍👍
How about trying to make windproof matches?
Superb
Love it! hah
Can you tell me which glue you used to mix with red phosphorus for striking strip
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.
Sei il mio mito!
Can you please do a video on changing the color of any safety match Tip?
How did you source the red phosphorus?
Nice bro
you should try making brimstone matches
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.
@thosoi2, how much percentage of pottasium chlorate have you added?
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.
Awesome
please make a video on technatium
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 ._.
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
how did you make the flamable part on the end of the match
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.
Do you have a percentage for the potassium chlorate? Also does it matte how much red phosphorus you use?
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.
Hey friend. I suggest you to make video on francium.
You live in Estonia? Nice!
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
Id like to order some of these
Could you make survival matches, that ignite even when wet?
Wow, who knew matches were built from fire code wood?
How much did you add the KClO3?
what the...! I didn't know it was this technical. I'm shocked.
where can you find the potassium chlorate
What is the Potassium Dichromate used for??? Also what are alternatives to using it?
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Классное видео. Этот процесс длительный...
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Is it safe to mix
potassium chlorate and sulfur? When he adds water to the mixture, does he reduce the friction coeficient?
if I'm replace with black powder and mix it with melt rubber, it's still work with a same thing or not?
1:02 Rimi is in your country to?
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).
Cool
I found out the hard way that just holding the match head motionless against the striker strip will cause it to ignite.
TH-cam video link or it doesn't. ;)
plaese make a video on how to make srtike anywhere matches