8 Awesome Science Experiments For Real, Proper Grown Ups

We move on from ice now, to play with some fire. Whoopee.

Impress your friends and worry your family by creating little balls of flame that you can hold in your hand. The trick to these handheld fireballs is to use a fuel with a relatively low flash point.

Not all fire is the same, and certain fuels will burn at a temperature low enough for you to hold comfortably in your hand. A lighter fluid with Naphtha in it has a flash point of around 43°C which is ideal. Just make sure that you don't hold your fingers in the actual yellow flame part, as that bit can get pretty hot.

You can just use your fireballs to show off a bit, but they're also great for things like magic tricks or as part of a dance performance. For added cool points, you can extinguish your fireball by simply closing your hand.

And (do we really need to say it?) please be careful when playing with fire.