The Flame

[Uncle Jesse]

from the old message boards:

Finnish
(stranger)
05/17/02 09:31 AM
subject: The flame

So, how is it really, can you see the difference between ethanol and methanol by looking at how it burns? I've heard:
Blue flame = ethanol
Yellow flame = methanol
Is there any truth about this or has it more to do with alcohol content and amount of fusils?


dilligaf
(stranger)
12/14/02 06:39 PM
Re: The flame [re: Finnish]

I usualy pour out my foeshots and light them. I notice that the flame lights up blue and as it burns turns to a yellow top. Maybe it is the meth

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chvori
(stranger)
12/17/02 10:51 AM
Re: The flame [re: Finnish]

It has more to do with impurities and fusils. The temperature range that the various alcohols burn at is not far enough apart to produce a visible color change.