A short film about the combustion of 5 elements: carbon, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur. This film is part of Envisioning Chemistry (www.BeautyOfScience.com/ec), the sequel to Beautiful Chemistry (www.beautifulchemistry.net). Still images http://beautyofscience.com/elemental-burning More Envisioning Chemistry films: Black (Lead) and White (Silver) vimeo.com/189611593 Crystallization2 vimeo.com/182216280 Precipitation3 https://vimeo.com/210108994 Precipitation2 https://vimeo.com/192774491 Credit Video: Yan Liang, Xiang Zhang, Wenting Zhu Edit: Yan Liang Experiment: Yan Liang, Xuchen Zhang, Huali Wang, Wei Huang Music: Apple iLife Sound Effects

Everyday Fire (in Slow Motion)

Chemical reactions are all around us. Fire is a type of chemical reaction between oxygen in the air and flammable materials such as gasoline or wood. In this film, we used high-speed photography to shoot common fire in everyday life. When things are slow down, do you discover something new? 

 

Match fire

Match fire

Candle fire

Candle fire

Portable stove fire

Portable stove fire

Firework

Firework