bunsen burner omg lol

We have bunsen burners in out geography rooms on normal tables because we recently had rooms moved about etc. We dont use them though, but I wonder if we switched them on and it was connected to gas it would still work? Or is there like a safety switch to stop it even with gas connected?

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Originally Posted by Typo

We have bunsen burners in out geography rooms on normal tables because we recently had rooms moved about etc. We dont use them though, but I wonder if we switched them on and it was connected to gas it would still work? Or is there like a safety switch to stop it even with gas connected?

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They have to unlock it(with a key) for it to work. In my S.E class it's a science class so it's always on.

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Originally Posted by Revelations

We just used the wooden stickie thigns that you used to light them, broke them into pieces and make like a mini bonfire on the desk with 'em.

Oh, and then you'd have some kids thinking they were cool because they were smoking paper.

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You get kids thinking they're cool because they smoke leaves round here.

We have bunsen burners - I got moaned at by everyone yesterday because I randomly decided to turn the tap on.

Also, in the same lesson we were starting of GCSE Biology, and we were doing about energy in food. We had to burn foods, and I burnt this pringle, and it turned into this mini fireball. Annoyingly, we had to stop the experiment :(

Probably would explode.

bunsom burners, work by burning flamable gas. u leave tap on, room fills with flamable gas... Guess what happens to that gass if u light a match, or turn a new bunson on.... BANG?

Well, we burned magnesium as part of our experiments before, that was cool :P The trouble maker in my class took like 10 over magnesium strips and burned it :rolleyes: He got detention.