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Tag: survival tip

Survival Tip: Make fire with steel wool and a battery!

  By Josh Kenney March 27, 2013 December 30, 2014 Chemistry

  Why does the steel wool catch on fire? When the two terminals of the battery touch the steel wool a closed circuit is created. Normally as electricity flows through a closed circuit, the energy is used by a device that is connected to the circuit. This device could be … Continue Reading

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