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Any extinguishment of fire is caused by removal of one or more parts of the fire tetrahedron: Oxygen, Heat, Fuel, & Chemical Reaction. In the case of blowing out a match you are removing HEAT. You are disrupting the area of heat being caused by the match and by blowing more air onto it, you are in fact displacing the heat. Sustained combustion must occur at certain temperatures depending on the fuel and level of oxygen, thus blowing air at a fast rate onto the match causes the temperature to drop below this temperature and go out.

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What is the smell when you blow a match out?

The smell when you blow out a match is primarily due to the combustion byproducts from the burning match head, which include sulfur compounds. This creates a distinctive odor that can be described as sulfurous or smoky.


Why do they use explosives to put out oil fires?

Just as you can blow out a burning match with your breath, explosives are used to "blow out" oil well fires. The fires are so violent ind intense that normal firefighting methods will not work.


What is the chances of a gas tank blowing up if you thow a lit match into it?

staticitacly speaking a gas tank is nat going to blow up if if thow a match into it b/c the liquid form of gas iitself is not flamable. it is the gases that are released from it as it as it is being put in to your tank or whatnot. so if someone wanted to blow up your car you would have to have a rip in the side of you tank creating a way for vapor to ecape therefor making the gas tank flamable.


Why do we put match on then open gas tap?

It is dangerous to ignite a gas burner with a match because it can create a sudden burst of flame. Instead, you should turn on the gas and then ignite the burner to avoid the risk of injury or fire.


How you can put an egg in a bottle?

One way to put an egg in a bottle is to light a match inside the bottle, quickly place a peeled hard-boiled egg on top of the bottle opening, and watch as the egg gets sucked into the bottle due to the change in air pressure when the match goes out.

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next to the blow off switch


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How do you get a tic off you?

Cover it in Vaseline and it will suffocate or buy a tick remover!! You can grab them by the head and pull. Be gentle, because if you pull to hard, mouth parts can get stuck in you. Another method is to take a match, light it, blow it out, and immediately put the hot head of the match on the body of the tick.


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Use advcersary in a sentence?

Jason's adversary proved no match for him and was defeated in a single blow.


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You could do that but it would make sense to perm your hair, blow dry, and then put your hair in rollers!


How do you whislte?

Put your lips together and blow


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