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need help quick
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A Lukacs
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- Project Question: Getting a bang out of breath spray.
- Project Due Date: 1-24-2014
- Project Status: I am conducting my experiment
need help quick
I am doing the project Getting a Bang Out of Breath Spray and aI built the contraption to launch the vial and I clicked the sparker and nothing happened. I tried it with breath spray, 50% isopropyl alchohol and 70% isopropyl and nothing happened. my science fair project is due in 2.5 weeks so please help!!!
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kgudger
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Re: need help quick
Hello and welcome to the forums
It sounds like you've chosen the proper materials that will combust, but have you checked that your "clicker" is actually creating a spark? You might have to do this in the dark to see if a spark occurs. If you're getting a spark, and using a combustible material, it should work. Could you post a picture of your apparatus?
Best, Keith
It sounds like you've chosen the proper materials that will combust, but have you checked that your "clicker" is actually creating a spark? You might have to do this in the dark to see if a spark occurs. If you're getting a spark, and using a combustible material, it should work. Could you post a picture of your apparatus?
Best, Keith