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friction fires
Lilliana Rogahn
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∙ 6y agoMatches are a very handy way to start a fire, and fires are used for cooking, for illumination, and for various other purposes such as heating water for a bath (not everyone has hot and cold running water!). Before the invention of matches it was harder to start fires, and the best available technique involved striking a piece of steel against a piece of flint, to make sparks, which could set tinder on fire. That was much trickier.
The friction from the strike stip againt the powdery red thing creates heat and sets the red thing a-flame. Not sure of the mixture of that red thing but I do know that's how it works.
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∙ 10y agoMatches were first used around 1827 when the matchstick was officially discovered by a british chemist.
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What came first the lighter or the matches?
Most likely the matches. Chinese invented gun powder thousands of years ago which they used for fuses and fireworks. The same method is used for matches. But the first fire starters were rocks making sparks and wood being heated with friction.
What element is known as the bringer of light and used on the tips of matches?
Sulphur is the material used on the tips of matches. They used to be known as Lucifer matches.
What element is known as the bringer of light and is on the tip of matches?
Sulphur is the material used on the tips of matches. They used to be known as Lucifer matches.
What are matches used for?
Matches are used when there is not a lighter. People use matches to light cigarettes and grills as well as candles. Some people take them camping.
Element used to make matches?
The element phosphorus is used in making matches. The other substances that are present in matches are glue, potassium nitrate, sulfur and carbon.
What did the ancient Chinese use matches for?
The Ancient Chinese used matches for Fireworks
How many matches were held in the first world cup?
18 matches were played in the first FIFA World cup held in 1930.
What element is used in matches?
sulphur
An element that is used in matches?
sulfur is used in matches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Who used matches in ancient China?
No one. Matches weren't invented until 1826 in England.
Is Sulfur used to make matches?
yes
Why is Phosphorus used in matches?
bcauz it is red
