For the demonstration in the video below, [F-J] dangled a steel ball from a chain into a Bunsen burner flame ... typical estimates for a natural gas-powered burner are in the 1,500°C range.

But the dangers of working with alcohol burners, ordinary gas cookers or standard Bunsen burners connected to the house gas system should not be underestimated. Hence, it is not surprising that ...

The FLAMEBOY is a portable, hand-held and battery-free Bunsen burner that provides piezo-electric ignition at the push of a button. Equipped with a gas cartridge adapter, the FLAMEBOY is portable ...

Its action comes after the HSE in England warned that some metal gauze mats used with Bunsen burners contained asbestos. The risk of exposure is "low", according to the HSE. It has told two UK ...