Hi, we're here from curiosity.com to help you get sproutter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Guff.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about how a struck match creates fire and why islands make some animals huge and other animals tiny.

You'll also learn about a fun glass-blowing trick from Nick U-Hoss,

the host of Netflix's new reality glass-blowing competition, blown away.

Let's blow away some curiosity.

If you ever watched someone trying to spark a fire

using flint or by rubbing two sticks together

or like doing that thing where there's one stick

in the ground and the other one.

What's that called?

I use a lighter?

Yeah, okay, but you know, without a lighter.

No idea.

So yeah, it's not that easy to produce a flame from friction alone.

So how come when you strike a match, it quickly provides a strong flame?

It's clearly using friction, but as reported by the conversation, the secret is in a series of chemical reactions

that are more complex than you'd think for a simple little match.

To start, the friction is increased due to the strip on the matchbox containing a powdered glass to make

it extra rough.

This produces just enough heat to start a series of chemical reactions.

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