The Amazing Cotton Ball Fire Starters
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The Amazing Cotton Ball Fire Starters
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These fire starters are a collaboration of other Instructables. You can light them with flint+steel,matches,lighter... They're even light-able while sitting on water.
Materials
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Get just a couple of cotton balls, a bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol,a container of Vaseline(petroleum jelly), and an ignition source.
Putting It Together
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Open the container of isopropyl alcohol and thoroughly soak one or two cotton balls. Squeeze excess out. Then coat the cotton balls in Vaseline. Place them in a container. I used the bottom of a soda can.
(sorry no pictures)
(sorry no pictures)
LIGHT!!!
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Light um up!!
These burn about 5-6 minutes.
These burn about 5-6 minutes.