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Lighting Snowballs Is Impossible! and They Turn Black Too

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Last week, more and more videos appeared online of people trying to melt a snowball with a lighter. Of course, it doesn't work, at least not very quickly. A sneak peek: capillary action! And that black stuff? Soot! Diederik explains how it all works in this video: Want to know more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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Lighting Snowballs Is Impossible! and They Turn Black Too

Last week, more and more videos appeared online of people trying to melt a snowball with a lighter. Of course, it doesn't work, at least not very quickly. A sneak peek: capillary action! And that black stuff? Soot! Diederik explains how it all works in this video: Want to know more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.

·Middelharnis, Netherlands
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