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    The positive side gets very hot and I got a burn. Am I doing it right?
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    Yes, you are doing perfectly right! It happens with everyone, but it also depends on the discharge of your battery. Try using different batteries.
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    If I'm short-circuiting, it would it burn my fingers unless I have gloves. But at prison, would they let anyone have safety gloves?
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    Not likely, but just as you can improvise a lighter, you can improvise gloves by wrapping any cloth around your hand a few times.
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    I'm making the tin foil one, and it gets really hot, but never lights on fire. Why?
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    That may happen if heat is dissipating from the tin foil faster than it can be generated. Insulating the tin foil and/or blocking any wind from cooling it should yield faster results. Also, it could be that the battery lacks sufficient charge to produce the necessary heat.
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    Will the prison lighter burn me if I have thin gloves on?
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    It will depend on the material of the gloves and how cautious you are with the lighter. To minimize your risk of burn, wear gloves made of insulating material so the heat wouldn't be conducted to your skin.
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    My friend used a thicker battery, and it exploded. Why?
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    It's possible he short-circuited the battery which could cause it to catch fire or explode.
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