Funky Flames
Have you noticed something different about the flame here? Did you see the extraordinary bright blue flame and lime green flame in the middle?
I came to learn about the “Funky Colored Flames” that does the trick. It’s composed of mainly copper and sulphate chemicals, in the form of crystals. This sachet of magical powder is to be thrown into the flame (the sachet is not to be opened) to create the stunning effect. However, keep in mind that this is only used for indoor or outdoor wood fireplaces. Do not use it on a cooking fire.
Bored of the same old flame? Try this! Thanks to Miles for introducing to me this amazing effect of “Funky Colored Flames.”
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May 11th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
I’m a colour freak. Love anything with different colours. Does it change to blue only? Like what the sachet says? Did it last long once you thrown it into the fire? Sorry, I’m just curious. I’ve not come across this before :o)
May 13th, 2009 at 7:57 am
Ai Shiang,
It was mainly blue, and some green. There should be some purple, red, and yellow. Of course, these few colours blend into the flame quite well and might not be noticeable.
Those coloured flames didn’t last long, less than a minute with one sachet of powder. Hope you can find some in Sydney and try it out one day. It’s really cool!
June 10th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Yup, indeed, I have tried in during camping. if you soak some combustible material (e.g. wood log) 24 hours before then bring it to your trip, light it up and you’ll see all kinds of colour flame…
color chemical
carmine lithium chloride
red strontium chloride
green copper chloride
violet 3 parts potassium sulfate + 1 part potassium nitrate
purple potassium chloride
white magnesium sulfate
blue? calcium chloride
most of these products could be found in the spice section of a store.
have fun
pierre
June 10th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
It seems like you’ve done quite a bit of research on it, Pierre. That’s good to know! Thanks for the information.