Red Fire
May 16th, 2008Ethan managed to turn fire a bright red color using strontium chloride salt dissolved in water. He dispensed the salt with an airbrush nozzle powered by a small air compressor and we tried on several flames including a large propane venturi flamethrower as shown in this video.


Burning Man
Fire Arts Festival
Sand by the Ton
Electric Daisy Carnival

Burning Man



May 16th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
This really demonstrates how much light the strontium gives off.
May 17th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Here’s a picture I got of copper chloride turning the fire green:
July 3rd, 2008 at 7:32 pm
r + g + b = flaming video output?