Liquids can burn

United States, 1973

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Uses demonstrations and laboratory experiments to show the flammability of various liquids found in the home. The film lists these seemingly harmless liquids - petrol, turpentine, paint-thinner, kerosene, solvents, charcoal and cigarette-lighter fluid and shows the potential perils.

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Credits

production company

Alfred Higgins Productions

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303174

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Home accidents

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Home accidents - Prevention

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical reactions

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Laboratories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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