Flash paper, and normal paper.

Sinful07 · Dec 25, 2009

if i have an A4 sheet of flash paper- Folded and inside containing Normal, White paper confetti- If i set that flash paper on fire, will the confetti set on fire too? or will it be seperate?

The idea is to burn the flash paper to turn into confetti. Nevermind about the ignition, i figured that out.

Cheers,

-Sin

Austin Fields · Dec 25, 2009

it should light separately from the confetti, set a piece of confetti on fire and see how fast it burns

I doubt confetti is as flammable as the flash paper, the I don't know the flash point for confetti though.

It all else fails take a small piece of flash paper and make a mini of your set up.

Again I think you should be safe.

~Beans

MillionaireMike · Dec 25, 2009

I wouldn't try it I held some money behind my paper once and it burnt... haha

Mr.MadMan · Dec 25, 2009

Flash paper burns at high temperatures so in theory the confetti will burn, how much i cant say for sure. But an A4 of flashpaper burns a lot slower than a piece of it. Id test it out first...

Mikk.

Renaldo · Dec 25, 2009

Use plastic confetti.

Mr. Jane · Dec 25, 2009

Perhaps it's just me but isn't burning plastic bad, or maybe it's one of those products that says it's something when it's really not.

Either way, my guess is that it shouldn't burn the white paper since the consistency is different. It probably won't make a big difference though, since burning paper doesn't really look like anything. When the paper shrivels it'll prob look like a little ball but this is just a guess as I have no real idea what will happen.

William Draven · Dec 25, 2009

Flash paper will burn hotter but it also burns faster. You'll end up with some singed confetti but over all you should be fine. I'd say try it for yourself and find out. Also consider plastic confetti.

BrendoneC · Dec 25, 2009

I dont know about confeti but there are many tricks that use flash paper + tissue paper in the way you describe. Check out Sankey's DVD on flash paper well worth it in my opinion.

canadamagic · Dec 25, 2009

Guess and test ha, best way is to try

Renaldo · Dec 26, 2009

Mr. Jane said:
Perhaps it's just me but isn't burning plastic bad, or maybe it's one of those products that says it's something when it's really not.

The plastic won't burn, it won't have time to. It has a lot higher burn point than paper

MillionaireMike · Dec 26, 2009

canadamagic said:
Guess and test ha, best way is to try

... and hopefully not fry... I'm so not funny haha

Austin Fields · Dec 26, 2009

I would think that if parts of the confetti are a little burned it may only add to the effect

but that's just me

~Beans

Sinful07 · Dec 27, 2009

Bean, you raise a very good point there.

And yeah- guess i'll have to test it out. (and waste an A4 of flash. Damn.)

Cheers

-Sin