FASTco Fire Fact Friday

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Jul 17, 2015
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FASTco Fire Fact Friday. When John Walker used a stick to stir a pot containing antimony sulfide, potassium chlorate & sulfur, some of the mixture stuck to the end of the stick. When he tried to scrape the lump, it easily caught fire (due to friction) & this led to the birth of friction matches.

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