Fire Dragon is a Solid Fuel That Lights Up Even When Wet
Rahul Kalvapalle — February 19, 2015 — Eco
References: kickstarter & gizmag
Fire Dragon is a fire-starting material that allows you to start a fire in the wettest and most inhospitable conditions. What's more, the material is extremely versatile and eco-friendly, so you can start a fire when out camping without impacting your surrounding environment.
Designed by BCB International in collaboration with Cardiff University, Fire Dragon is the result of a project which sought to create a solid fuel with cleaner burn and more reliable performance than existing solid fuels. The result is an ethanol-based biofuel that burns cleanly and odorlessly without provoking harmful fumes.
Fire Dragon is extremely easy to light up, as all you have to do is pop one of the tabs into a fire pit or cooking device and apply a spark or match -- it lights up easily even when wet.
While the eco-friendly features are a welcome bonus, this material does its primary job -- lighting up -- well.
Designed by BCB International in collaboration with Cardiff University, Fire Dragon is the result of a project which sought to create a solid fuel with cleaner burn and more reliable performance than existing solid fuels. The result is an ethanol-based biofuel that burns cleanly and odorlessly without provoking harmful fumes.
Fire Dragon is extremely easy to light up, as all you have to do is pop one of the tabs into a fire pit or cooking device and apply a spark or match -- it lights up easily even when wet.
While the eco-friendly features are a welcome bonus, this material does its primary job -- lighting up -- well.
Trend Themes
1. Eco-friendly Firestarting Fuels - The trend leans towards eco-friendly ways of doing things, including firestarting fuels.
2. Ethanol-based Biofuels - The development of ethanol-based biofuels with improved performance presents opportunities for various industries and applications.
3. Reliable Performance in Inhospitable Conditions - The trend of creating products that perform reliably even in the wettest and most inhospitable conditions presents opportunities for innovation and disruption in various industries and applications.
Industry Implications
1. Outdoor Recreation - The development of eco-friendly and reliable firestarting fuels can create disruptive innovation opportunities within the outdoor recreation industry.
2. Emergency Preparedness - Reliable firestarting fuels that perform even in harsh conditions can create opportunities for disruptive innovation in the emergency preparedness industry.
3. Energy and Fuel - The development of ethanol-based biofuels for firestarting presents opportunities for disruption and innovation in the energy and fuel industry.
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