Burning Money Experiment

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A 20$ bill is dipped into a solution of water and isopropyl alcohol. It is then ignited and the bill bursts into flames but the bill does not actually burn.....well most of it anyway.

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so
its not a crime, if u didnt burn it
By shawnking 1173499218 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3652250~~
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- NOT ILLEGAL
  it is only if the bill is a silver certificate. the u.s. is not on the gold standard any longer. but the u.s. money is not really worth S**t anymore.
  By rbvtwin 1203720438 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7281743~~
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burn yourself
can you burn your self this way?
it woud be a cool trick to set fire on your self but not get hurt at all
By Norway 1173470728 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~943201~~
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- yeah
  i've done it to myself before but if you have hair on the part of yourself your lighting i hope you're not too attached to it
  By iamjustordinary 1193979462 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6230434~~
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- Yes its possible...
  bt only if u r fully covered wid excess wet clothes.
  
  Bt don try it on urself!!!
  By elbow 1174345847 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4002596~~
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- Yeah.
  Try it on someone else.
  By Christo_The_Valiant 1177986238 Reply Spam [+4] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5011141~~
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- Haha
  Hahaa
  By Tempelmeister 1200131216 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7641971~~
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- are u sure
  cause when ever people lke u make these comments, i actually do them.
  By eat shit aki 1173492904 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~1064249~~
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- Yeah
  well that's not a problem, my science teacher dipped her hand in, i don't know but I think it was ordinary gasoline, and set it on fire, the gasoline on her hand burned fast and her hand was still there. Cool though.
  By Tempelmeister 1200131322 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7641971~~
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- why not?
  but remember the tip he gave us .. "try not to burn yourself" and still if you burn a little bit of you, then just do as he did .. "oooops, he he he.." and then try to set the fire out ..
  By leprocoa 1177854828 Reply Spam [-1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~2879630~~
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lol
i would laff if the note burned in frnt of im
By !$david$! 1173480671 Reply Spam [+2] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3577985~~
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Soo...
How much alcohol and water is used... the ratio or amounts
By jjack12 1173661373 Reply Spam [+1] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4676227~~
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why isopropanol?
Anyone know why isopropanol is used? Can any other alochol be used?
By Jerrykim2 1224386057 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3962611~~
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heres how...
the money is made of i think nylon and somthing it only absorbes the water but the alcohol is covering it so the alcohol will burn on the outside but the water will keep it from burning the bill

it is posibal to burn yourself sortof get a cotton glove and soke it in water then get latex glove and put over glove then get another cotten glove and put a light cote of water and alcohol and burn
By inuboy330 1209556878 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~8160288~~
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Not bad
I use to freak people out when I'd so this in the 3rd grade they couldn't figure out why I didn't get burned
By timothy32141 1202704255 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4677722~~
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police
send me 1000 $ and I will not tell to police that you burn the money ;-)
By poolerman 1202666773 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~3416141~~
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How about...
If you soaked a glove in water, then alcohol,
and then put the glove on you, then set it on fire?
By HelsingHunter 1197261464 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~7293436~~
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By caressasoccerbroady 1191476645 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6390257~~
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Y didnt you get burned???
it would have been better to put the water and alchohol on ureself and let ureself burn lol
By ahoopla 1186977678 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6249706~~
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It is no illegal
contrary to popular believe u can do what ever u want with ur money its only illegal if u try to spend it!
By Magic Azmodan 1184816411 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~6025513~~
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wow
sombody wanted there video to be seen....
By myotheracciszeph53 1177360251 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~5163996~~
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Cool, but...
Would it work with just regular paper? (I don't wanna try it on my $ first.
By Andy P 1174148307 Reply Spam [+0] Moderate Up Moderate Down Remove ~~4414398~~
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- yope
  I doesn't have to be paper at all. Even piece of cloth works perfect (and u needn't even use propan-2-ol)
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