A wet cotton handkerchief soaked in alcohol will not catch fire even it is set to fire. Why?
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A wet cotton handkerchief soaked in alcohol will not catch fire because the heat is transferred from the hot handkerchief to water. This will prevent the burning of handkerchiefs.
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