DESCRIPTION:
A 1 gallon bottle of canola oil was filled with water. A candle was used to provide the necessary activation energy to ignite the Thermite Igniting Stick. When placed under water, the Igniting Stick continued to burn because it contained barium nitrate Ba(NO3)2 which provided a continuous oxygen supply to the burning stick.

The intended use for the Thermite Igniting Stick is to set off a Thermite reaction.

The Igniting stick burns at over 2200 degrees Celsius which is hot enough to disassociate water into hydrogen and oxygen.

The water immediately surrounding the Igniting Stick boiled instantly but the relatively large volume of water absorbed most of the heat.

The flames coming out of the top of the bottle are hydrogen and oxygen reacting to form water vapor.

NOTE: This is a potentially dangerous experiment. Do NOT do this with a volume of water less than a gallon because the water will insta-boil and will create a steam explosion or worse, a hydrogen explosion.
Wear safety goggles and do the experiment outdoors away from flammable materials.