zonahobo   
Mar 24, 2006
| I hope you never tried this in your room!! First Teaser!! Wahoo! |
jlvsbeks 
Mar 24, 2006
| That's cool
i'm gonna try it |
ttviper
Mar 24, 2006
| You had best believe that I will try this one!!  |
achnid
Mar 25, 2006
| well this sounds like one of those science corner activities in the sunday paper from back home. HEHE including the reminder of adult supervizion LOL |
sgtammo
Mar 25, 2006
| Is this the voice of experience talking? Another good teaser. |
lelrod
Mar 25, 2006
| The alcohol burns, not the paper. Poor puzzle. It should read "paper appear to burn" |
5600113
Mar 26, 2006
| Very cool! |
fem81uk
Mar 30, 2006
| Didnt get it i gotta say but will have fun trying to do it!! |
delightful_donu
Apr 07, 2006
| i agree with lelrod the alcohol is actually doing the burning not the paper |
zonarita
Apr 11, 2006
| I'm glad you listened to some of those lessons I shared when you were growing up. However the trick was not the lesson! I'm glad to see you have your first teaser on site. It is a good one. Keep at it. |
irar1792
Apr 25, 2006
| doesn't the paper eventually burn too. |
OldChinaHand
Apr 25, 2006
| In accrual terms it's only the alcohol vapors that are burning...still a good teaser.  |
feste
Apr 25, 2006
| Science 101. And, paper always leaves a trail. |
rhmaustin
Apr 25, 2006
| Well, I just happened to have s small strip of paper about 1 x 2 inches & some isopropyl alcohol -- need I say more? It's true, the alcohol burned off leaving the paper dry & unburned until about 3/4 of the way through, at which point the edges of the paper began to burn. But I'm willing to believe that in a perfect world, the experiment would have worked perfectly. Bravo! But don't try this at home, boys and girls. I'm 62, so presumably I know what I'm doing. More or less. |
coachpisco
Apr 25, 2006
| Thanks for the science lesson. |
bradon182001
Apr 25, 2006
| Interesting teaser. Sure do hope there aren't any youngsters out that who are going to try this.Save it for class witha controlled conditions kids!!  |
elshawno
Apr 25, 2006
| that's pretty cool!
I loved it!!! |
vmerc
Apr 25, 2006
| The Paper doesn't burn. You put that right in the answer. That invalidates the entire teaser. |
iteachkids
Apr 25, 2006
| I'm assuming that Zonarita and Zonahobo were supervising when you tried this ... Way to go, ZonaBoy! ... and good job ZonaParents!!! |
zaya
Apr 25, 2006
| Weak. No teasing here, either you know it or you don't. |
thimblenoggin
Apr 25, 2006
|
Even as an English Major the answer was obvious.If you burn the papaer you burn the paper. If you burn the alcohol you burn the alcohol.Not a great teaser. Sorry. |
Suellenlynn
Apr 25, 2006
| You shouldn't put items like that on a site devoted to jokes and riddles. How many unqualified people are gonna try that, and how many children without proper supervision? Real bone head move there. |
cherokeerose
Apr 25, 2006
| i thought it was spend it as in money  guess you can tell i did not pay attention in science class  |
zonarita
Apr 25, 2006
| You got a nice honor there as Teaser of the Day! I've been around a lot longer than you and I've never had one yet. Congrats! |
banzai
Apr 25, 2006
| i also have the proper "testing" materials and am old enough to know better. thank u for your teaser. |
Winner4600
Apr 25, 2006
| easy, i did it a million times in science |
youdumbsavage
Apr 25, 2006
| i didnt know, good teaser though!!!  |
jabdr
Apr 25, 2006
| Duh? Very selective audience for this one..and I'm not in it. Congrats on Teaser of Day but hope your next one appears in the science 101 category.  |
syracuse945
Apr 25, 2006
| nvr tryd this, but it sounz cool, 'speciali w/ salt... ... 1st thot th@ popt 2 mind was sandppr... haha... ... waaaat? u sed "rub", so i thot sandppr... bahaha... 
gud 1, tho...
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ttviper
Apr 25, 2006
| I thought this was great! I would have worded it as the paper is being exposed to fire, but it works either way. |
AckJack
Apr 25, 2006
| I didn't have a clue! Good teaser though! |
Smart_Alex
Apr 25, 2006
| That's a cool fun fact. |
patpat553
Apr 26, 2006
|  Hated Science in school and still do. |
Joeycat
Apr 27, 2006
| By soaking the paper in alcohol, the paper isn't really burning -- the alcohol is... |
scallio
Apr 27, 2006
| Way cool! Whether it's the paper or alcohol burning it, it's still great. Can't wait to try this with my kids this afternoon.
Thanks for the fun trick! |
scallio
Apr 27, 2006
| The kids loved this! Try it with your kids.
We used 70% alcohol which doesn't quite work as well. Be sure you use the 50%. |
mabelrxu
Apr 27, 2006
| i thought you meant paper as in paper cup...to not burn paper cup, fill about 3/4 of the way with regular water. put on bunsun burner, and water will boil without setting paper on fire...when water boils dry, get the fire extinguisher |
tdbrsun
Apr 27, 2006
| good one |
hp_lover3Xplus
Apr 27, 2006
| I thought it was money...like spending it.....I thought it was a good answer...til the realy answer came up....we haven't learned that in Chemistry yet.....doubt we will...that would be a fun experiment....burning things....tehehe.
I liked the riddle/joke/whatever-you-call-it though. |
RRAMMOHAN
Apr 27, 2006
| Stumped me! |
vlerma
Apr 27, 2006
| Being on oxygen 24-7 I'm not allowed to play with fire of any kind so this one kinda left me out in the cold. But stupidly, one night I had a candle burning, and since I don't have enough breath to blow out a candle, took off my canula, also off the hose, and started to use the hose to blow out the candle. "My what a pretty flame, " I thought, and suddenly realized what was taking place. Thankfully I got the oxygen shut off before I did any real damage, but evidentally I didn't have enough O2 going to my brain that night because this was pure stupidity! Nice science lesson, but kids, don't play with fire!  |
robinmckenzie
Apr 28, 2006
| I agree with previous posts. The question asks "How can paper burn..." and the answer states "the paper doesn't burn". Badly worded, IMHO. Wouldn't "How can you set light to paper without it burning?" be better? |
tonjawithaj
Apr 28, 2006
| love science questions! |
Jerrythellama
May 20, 2006
| But then, isn't the paper NOT burning...? |
Shadowmist
Aug 06, 2006
| Hehe sounds fun Great job! |
vbguy101
Aug 19, 2006
| You just said the paper will burn and then you say it's not?
Anyway, I have ethyl. Does it work? |
i_luv_2_read
Dec 27, 2006
| dude that's cool! |
MelkorDCLXVI
Mar 05, 2007
| the hint gave it away |
bookworm91
Apr 16, 2007
| Excellent. You can achieve the same result by using oil.
Okay people, so this wasn't a spectacularly worded teaser. However, it's not the end of the world and it got the point across.
Perhaps someone should correct this teaser so that it's written as "light fire to" rather than burn.
I give it a thumbs up! |
cloughme
May 03, 2007
| Great teaser, but I agree; not clearly written. |
coolpainter
May 03, 2007
| You said "BURN PAPER", not alcohol. NG |
Trishgal
May 03, 2007
| I got it even if it wasn't written perfectly. |
kitty728
May 03, 2007
| I'm with Zaha.... wheres the teaser?? But its a good fact anyway...... |
doehead
May 03, 2007
| The paper will also burn,unless you put the fire out.Poor science question!!!  |
Shikamaru
May 03, 2007
| that makes no sense. |
muffinbrittney
May 03, 2007
| I thought the solution was going to be that an image is burnt onto the paper IE by a copy machine or printer. |
hradilv
May 03, 2007
| The paper doesn't burn, like has already been said... Very, very poor! |
auntiesis
May 03, 2007
| Very good teaser. I didn't have a clue, even with the hint . Again I enjoy the debate , or call it conversation, as much as the teaser. I wouldn't even try this one unsupervised,. |
DRIV3R
May 03, 2007
| My 6th grade teacher did that, she covered a peice of paper with alcohol and she burned it right in the classroom |
Odessius
May 03, 2007
| yes.
as far as I'm concerned that's all I need to know.
I'm sure the braingle guy would find some way to do it. |
scallio
May 03, 2007
| It's been a year since I first did this science experiment with my kids and they still ask once a month or so to do it again. It's great! |
2ndhandrose
May 03, 2007
|
Excellent !!!
It's a tough question to pose. I thought the paper would burn & then not be there, no damage, gone - poof!
I did think of a coating but science class for me is a ways back.
Got me thinking |
2ndhandrose
May 03, 2007
| To Vlerma
I call what happened to you that day a "Brain Glitch" we all have them & I've had a couple of close calls re electricity. These experiences keep us on our toes so to speak.
Take care Rose |
Lozie
May 03, 2007
| Thought it was good for a first teaser. |
zaya
May 03, 2007
| Terrible teaser. The paper's not burning, the alcohol is. Not sure how this one passed inspection.  |
Qrystal
May 03, 2007
| Hmm. I'll just say that the "rub" clue made me think the answer was: rub on paper long enough, and your finger will feel "burnt" from the heat of friction. So then, the paper is burning something, which works well with the wording of the puzzle. |
extremechemist
May 03, 2007
| best to use vodka/ any spirit around the 40% mark that way the alcohol burns but the paper remains wet from the abundance of water *chemistry undergrad* not really a brain teaser though |
oddrey
May 03, 2007
| That was a very interesting fact, but i dont think it made a great teaser. Still, thats something for me too do if I ever get bored! |
masquerademe235
May 03, 2007
| My science teacher put water in a cup and set it over fire, and the paper didn't burn, but that's because the heat transferred and everything... anyway, good teaser!! |
mrme
May 03, 2007
| the alcohol is burning not the paper |
grams60
May 03, 2007
|
well at least i'm not the only one to miss the boat on this one. Very good teaser and informative also.
Thanks for makeing us think
|
sagarat
May 03, 2007
| Nice teaser, but I think the wording is off. the definition of butn is to be consumed by flames, which the paper is not.
A better question would of been "How can you set a piece of paper on fire without damage" |
battle000111
May 03, 2007
| good trick, crappy brainteaser. bet its nice for parties =) |
TheSmartest
May 03, 2007
| I've read this one before and actually used it as a science project! I did well. Very fun and easy to do, thank you for the science help!
Anyway, awesome work on this whole "burning paper" thing, really liked it! |
naeem_ng
May 04, 2007
| I work at Mad Science Malaysia and one of the things we have to do is this, so I figured out the answer pretty easily. But the thing is that since it is the alcohol that burns first, technically the paper never burns, so the question itself isn't worded accurately. But that's just if you want to be technical. Also, if you don't put out the fire right away after lighting the paper soaked in alcohol, the fire will burn out all the alcohol and then burn the paper. So remember to put out the fire right away if you wanna save your paper (best way is hold it with thongs when you light it and shake off the fire right away). Cheerio! |
Andy_L 
May 07, 2007
| HOY........................................??? |
fedex337
Jun 29, 2007
| my cousin did this same trick but she put the alcohol on the back of her hand and set it on fire... it was really really cool and she didnt get burned at all |
rockstar1234567
Jan 28, 2008
| i can see why it's hard |
scott8anthony
Apr 22, 2008
| I agree with lelrod, the paper does not actually burn. |
gaylewolf
May 04, 2013
| I'll have to try it with the kids! Thanks!
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jaycr
May 04, 2013
| "How can paper burn without any damage?" When I read this I looked at the category expecting to see Trick. Poorly written IMHO. |
jaycr
May 04, 2013
| Answer: "Then, the alcohol burns and the paper does not." |
