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Watch what happens when you drop hot charcoal into liquid oxygen

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Oxygen in its liquid state boils at the chilling temperature of −297 °F (−183 °C). And as we all know, fire is fuelled by oxygen. So what would happen if you brought the two together? Watch this slow motion video to find out.

This clip is a part of the Periodic Table of Videos series.

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