A MATCH TO REMEMBER!

“Hello! I am Jem, a 2 years old spoiled brat kid. As I remember, I love to crawl, walk, run, jump and fly until there are no limits. Most of all I love to EAT as long there is something I can put on my mouth and start chewing it. I remember someone asked me if I have any experience of toxicity in my life; I smiled at him and replied to him a big YES!”

One sweet beautiful morning, I was very hungry there were no “Chocobots, Bazooka bubble gum, Yankee and Pintura” on my room. So as my stomach started to crave for food that time, I saw a MATCHBOX!.

And guess what happens next….

I went nearby the matchbox and slowly picked it up. I observed it carefully and the next thing I did is I open the box and saw a bunch of LOLLIPOP!. (I thought it was my favorite lollipop “Chupa chups”, but sad to say the lollipop I ate was a real match!) LOL.

Maybe it was a suddenly acute awareness of being a spoiled brat. I just felt something pulling at me, nagging at me, a soft voice telling me to do it, to see for myself what the taste was like.

And..

And..

And..

END of the introduction because unfortunately I forgot all the details about it and I don’t have any plan to reminisce it all over again (haha).

Let’s talk about the MATCH,

Maybe you are wondering what are the different chemical composition presents on the match head. The match head is typically composed of the following:

• 45-55% potassium chlorate
• a neutralizer (ZnO)
• 20-40% of siliceous filler
• glue

As you can see KClO₃ is present. In pure form, it is a white crystalline substance. It is the most common chlorate in industrial use, and is usually present in well-stocked laboratories. It is used:

• as a disinfectant
• as an oxidizing agent
• in matches
• in explosives and fireworks
• in cultivation

The following are the effects of Potassium Chlorate when:

• Ingestion – cause irritation to the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

• Inhaled – cause irritation to the respiratory tract.
• Skin Contact – irritation to the skin.

As for me I accidentally ate the match and chew it like a crispy friend chicken of KFC, luckily nothing bad happens to me that time. (Is it really an accident? )

A Match to remember :]

Image by: Me, Myself and I

Reference: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_chlorate

http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p5620.htm

P.S

Eating match is kinda hmm.. never mind!