To the upper right we have very pure potassium chlorate, so much so that it bursts into flames when mixed with sugar and catalyzed with some sulfuric acid. [Mr. Home Scientist] produced the ...

Pour sugar into any size beaker (depending on the size of the room) to a depth of 1”. Place beaker on a heat insulating mat. Pour a layer of concentrated sulfuric acid ½” to ¾” thick on top of the ...

The moment this glass capsule is crushed, the sulfuric acid will soak into the paper, reaching the large compartment with the potassium chlorate and sugar mixture, causing a strongly exothermic ...