Alcohol Fumes Inside a Glass Bottle Sing While Burning

Scott A. Stevenson of WorldScott made a “whoosh bottle” by filling a 10 gallon glass bottle with rubbing alcohol and setting it on fire. Steven said that expected to hear the “whoosh” from the name but did not expect the burning fumes to sing.

Burning rubbing alcohol fumes inside of a 10 gallon glass bottle can make it sing!

Stevenson also made a point to say that this experiment was conducted safely and under controlled circumstances.

This demonstration was performed under controlled conditions. All safety precautions were followed for this demo including the usage of PPE and having fire extinguishing equipment immediately at hand.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.