Why does fire make this happen?

Klept-o-maniac · 2012-09-27T03:45:29+00:00

Try posting in /r/askscience or /r/chemicalreactiongifs

Charantais · 2012-09-27T03:52:10+00:00

What are they burning? I need to know!

evange · 2012-09-27T04:27:45+00:00

mercury thiocyanate

Rim_Fire · 2012-09-27T03:57:23+00:00

So thats how Cthulhu was born.

failspy · 2012-09-27T05:49:05+00:00

Imaging filling someone's house with that stuff and then just tossing in a lit match.

InTheHamIAm · 2012-09-27T04:02:52+00:00

Because fuck you.

hottmama1989 · 2012-09-27T04:56:46+00:00

No idea why it happens but thank you for the gif. The youtube video robbed me of a few minutes of my life

Journalisto · 2012-09-27T05:01:26+00:00

Because fire does amazing things?

PointyOintment · 2012-09-27T05:24:40+00:00

It's called Pharaoh's Serpent. Look it up.

fluugenzinsky · 2012-09-27T05:47:17+00:00

Man, it kinda looks like weed. If only it were that easy...

Bellpepper42 · 2012-09-27T05:53:03+00:00

KILL IT WITH FIRE!... Oh wait.

MonkyThrowPoop · 2012-09-27T06:19:29+00:00

Because science

Sanguinetti · 2012-09-27T06:33:55+00:00

Fucking flood infested soil right there I tell you what

thinkz · 2012-09-27T07:10:50+00:00

when you ignite that substance it undergoes a chemical reaction, changing both the molecular formula and the structure. the resulting structure is a more porous molecule and so it gets bigger.

mcsoustenfrugal1 · 2012-09-27T07:26:37+00:00

Some things are made out of god particles somethings are made out of satan particles.

xCaboose27 · 2012-09-27T07:48:30+00:00

My science teacher is gonna love this!

Baker590 · 2012-09-27T05:52:19+00:00

This particular reaction is caused by heating up mercury (II) thiocyanate.

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