Orange peel flames

We found this experiment on a web site called thenakedscientists.

I took a candle that was left over from a birthday cake, and made it stick to a piece of cardboard.

Then I took an orange and peeled it. I took a piece of the orange peel, and squeezed it hard while it was next to the candle.


When I squeezed the skin, the candle flame burst into a big ball, and then went back to a normal flame.  Dad was too slow with the camera.

When I had squashed all of the orange peels, I ate the orange.

This is where we found this experiment.