How to Make a Flame That Does Not Burn

This is a trick that will make your audience believe your cash will not burn.

Steps

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    Prepare a solution of one part alcohol, one part water and little table salt. Give the solution a magical-sounding name. Do not allow your audience to see the ingredients. Do not leave the solution open long enough to evaporate the alcohol.
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    Soak a dollar in the solution.
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    Hold the wet dollar up with metal tongs. Keep away from the bowl of solution.
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    Light the solution that is on the dollar.
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    The alcohol will ignite. The water will stay in the paper of the dollar protecting it from the flame.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    How can I stop a hand sanitizer fire?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Smothering it works best, you can use a shirt or pretty much anything to do this. Also, alcohol burns very fast and leaves little to no residue, so you can also just let it burn out.
  • Question
    Can I put the solution on my hand?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    No. Even if your hand is fully soaked in water, it could still burn your hand.
  • Question
    What is the salt used for?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    The salt in the solution will cause the normally blue alcohol flame to burn yellow. This simulates the appearance of burning paper.
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Warnings

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Things You'll Need

  • Paper money, cash
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • Water
  • Plain salt
  • Bowl
  • Metal tongs
  • Lighter
  • Extinguisher

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Updated: December 23, 2021
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Categories: Magic Tricks
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