How to Use Peanuts for Heating
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Unsalted peanuts burn best.Zedcor Wholly Owned/PhotoObjects.net/Getty Images
Remove the top and bottom of the juice can with the can opener. Punch several air holes near the bottom of the can with the hammer and nail. Remove the top of the soup can and punch two holes opposite each other near the top of the can. Slide kebab skewer through the holes in the soup can. - 2). Push the eye of the needle into the cork, and the sharp end into a shelled peanut and stand it upright on a non-flammable surface with the cork as the base. Pour 1/2 cup of water into the soup can. Record the temperature of the water with the thermometer.
- 3). Light the peanut with a lighter or matches. When the peanut is burning, place the juice can around the burning peanut and balance the skewer with the soup can on the rim of the juice can. Burn the peanut for a few minutes, then stir the water and measure the increase in temperature.
