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“Guess 3 inches is a lot longer than I thought” No need to brag, Tyler

Polyester and similar synthetic products will yield the results you want. Some curtains have a polystyrene layer for insulation. That stuff is like gasoline. I'd love to see that. Just don't burn down the worldwide headquarters of the TylerTube empire.

Imagine if Tyler's house insurance company ever found his channel... 😅

Tyler: "wow I can't believe this isn't burning." Me (a fire fighter) screaming at my phone screen: "ITS BECAUSE COTTON IS FIRE RESISTANT"

You produced an ember with your experiments. If that ember fell onto something that would act as tinder you would definitely see flames produced. (polyester carpet, foam mattress, sofa, etc)

The thing is, plastic materials are also are a good bit more flammable than cotton. Plastic will eventually act like a propellant. Warehouses that use plastic pallets are rated a higher hazard than one filled with wood pallets due to them having a way easier ability to catch fire. Learned that during my time in the fire protection game

You used cotton? That's what welders use to protect themselves from burning, because it doesn't flame up like synthetic fabric. Maybe use something like polyester flannel, like what some people use as sheets and pillowcases. Might have the results you're looking for.

When a Tyler video says "Can it start a fire", it means "Let's try to start a fire" 🥳🔥

"3 inces is a lot longer than I thought" I'm dying over here

Tyler: *pulls out kerosene heater “I’m sure all of you have seen these popular heaters.” Me: “What the hell is that contraption?!”

I want that towel off of the kerosene heater, looked fucking rad.

The temperature at which cotton auto ignites is nearly 800° F. But you have to remember context, space heaters aren't ran for just one hour. They largely sit in the same place day after day often running for hours at a time. This can slowly change the material they are pointed at, drying them out and lowering the ignition temperature. Modern heaters are built with safety in mind, but the circumstances you're testing in aren't the only realistic danger these things serve. Some other materials have similar ignition temperatures, but burn at much faster rates. Repeat this experiment with some of the synthetic fabrics often found in clothing or curtains and you may very well have a different result.

If that towel was brand new and unwashed, they're made with Fabric Softeners and Starches for appearance and folding. That could have some sort of fire resistance properties its self as opposed to a washed/used towel.

Every Ice fisherman will tell you, you need to respect the heater. Fires do start by them.

Tyler is being awfully cavalier about fire for a man with such a large beard.

Billy Joel: we didn't start the fire Tyler: Well I tried to start a fire, didn't work too well.

Whenever you make these heater videos, there's one thing you need to try. After the object starts turning brown and smoking, use that as a lighter. Put a piece of paper up against the burning towel, and I think that will create a chain reaction that will lead to a fire. I think you can only slow burn things with a heater, but if you take something that's already burning and put it up against something that's not burning, that heat transfer might be extreme enough to cause ignition.

Tyler, I grew up in a house with a wall mounted propane heater and let me tell you.... they are no joke. I would stand in front of it just about everyday and i burned my kidneys from prolonged heat exposure to my back. Only reason i noticed was that i started peeing blood one day. I told my mom and she took me to the doctor the next day and that lead to a full on visit to the emergency room lol, (spent weeks at a hospital too) ive also had my shirt combust from standing too close sooo idk man, they are pretty crazy home appliances.

Kinda wanna see him try to cook a meal using a heater just to see if it can maybe even char meat

I love those Mr.heaters, we use the big one when we go ice fishing for acouple days and never once have we caught on fire. Super impressed with them and their heat output

The print that the heater made on the large towel looked like it would be an insane flag

i'd imagine a Dry Xmas tree branch landing on the heater would catch quick

Honestly the biggest concern is things like blankets catching fire while you’re asleep. It should be tested for 6-8 hours to replicate sleeping.

I believe most fabrics you find in your home will not burst into flame due to fire retardant. Looked like the paper was close. Try toilet paper.

Towel was almost to its auto ignition temp lol, it would’ve burned.

18:13 honestly, you should get that design printed and start selling those towels. That looks really cool

The flash point of cotton (where it will fully combust) is like 750 degrees so I'm not surprised there wasn't sudden flame.

I take one of these in my box blind while hunting when it gets real cold. They're awsome

Tyler DAMNIT! I WAS WANKING, DUDE!!!

I can personally tell you they can be dangerous, I bumped a sunflower heater in a fish house once and it turned into a flamethrower. Not cool luckily we flipped it over fast enough😅

Will you do it again but add a little bit of air flow like a small fan? In order to simulate a ceiling fan or other sort of fan being on to circulate the heat. Might make a difference with it catching fire??? ❤❤❤

That kerosene heater made a dope design on the towel. Black hole sun type look. Eclipse.

Every firefighter and cub scout are rolling there eyes at Tyler and going “ YOU NEED AIR FLOW SIR”

Polyester. Trying using Hawaiian Shirts. They are Extremely Flammable. Most home fires are started by two things. Polyester near the heat, or Pine Tree sap rich Christmas trees being too close to a space heater. The other cause. Shortages in the Plug-Ins and wiring. Turned too high for the wiring in the heaters. Wires getting too hot and then a shortage happens causing flames at the wall plug-in.

We need to convince him to do a sequal with more flammable stuff in a safe place far from home

Tyler. Do some research on flash points of various fabrics. It will give you an understanding of what it takes to get textiles to burn. Cotton is difficult to ignite as it will char and smoulder and not readily produce flame. This is why all industries who deal with extreme temperatures like smeltering of metals, firefighting, electrical work (greater voltage), petrochemical including gas fields and oil rigs plus other industries demand their workers wear clothing made of cotton or natural fibers to prevent clothing ignition due to flash fires/flash discharges. Have a look at KZfaq videos of the difference in flammability between 1950s and 2000s home furnishing and the time it takes for each individual room to become fully ingulfed in flames.

17:18 "I can see a lot of smoke coming out of the front portion, like something's going to happen" that something is fire

I literally can't help but notice the patron names 😂

Come on Tyler heat rises and cold air sinks that can't blow your mind haha awesome video!!!

I was home alone, I had just got off of work that morning. I didn't have central heating and air because I was to poor to afford it so instead I had a space heater... That I had previously repaired by putting a power cord on it... I cut and repaired the heater by cutting the power cord leaving about 5 inches hanging from the heater itself and then attaching a another cord by the way of black electrical tape... (I wrapped the hell out of it)... Like I said I had just got off work laying in bed and I heard a very and I DO mean very faint spark!... (Had the TV been on I wouldn't have heard it and drifted on to sleep.)... The spark was so faint and I was under the cover I debated to even get up but I knew how I fixed the heater and that was got me up... ( It sound like a long time but it wasn't... from the time I heard the spark til I got up took less than a second)... Whe I got up and look over the edge of the bed, that spark had ignited the rug and was spreading insanely fast... Had I waited not even 10 seconds and it would have been to much for me to handle... Space heaters causes 🔥🔥🔥

He Tyler! I'm a professional chimney sweep, I have a lot of experience with fires, and how spontaneous combustion happens. My suggestion with the towel would be to fold it over itself, causing the combustible material do have a triangle, where three pieces of solid fuel are touching each other.

That first towel looked really cool. I'd hang that on my wall. Tyler you should start selling those towels on your site 😂

Things also may fall inbetween the mesh heating element and the protective screen and catch fire. And smoldering material is on fire, it just haven’t fully propitiated into flame. Smoldering stuff can easily spread to other more flammable materials like furniture and carpets

We have used that 23,000btu heater during power outages and I have fried hotdogs in a frying pan on top of the heater. And the huge reason you didn't get actual flames is because you need air flow. A small fan or even you blowing on it would cause those embers to burn and spark a flame. If you opened and closed your garage door that might even be the oxygen source needed to make a flame

We had our electric heater on about 3 months ago and there was a 2 minute noodles cup eaten but with the spoon in it and some broth still it fell over and go into the heater while it was on and the thing literally blew up and made a massive red arc about 2 ft by 4 ft wide and then setfire to the floorboards but went out straight away, can't believe no one got hurt

Most materials in the average home are typically polyester materials. Polyester is plastic and burns much easier. These units are rated for polyester materials. The cotton is used in fire blankets because it is good at choking out the oxygen and absorbing the heat.

I agree with J Allen. Different material have different flame point/different flash point. Silk, cotton, wool, rayon pleather, leather, etc will have have different results. Some will burn, some will melt, some will smolder. Keep up the work, I enjoy your videos.

The reason It didn't burst into flame is cuz you're in the garage and alot of the oxygen isn't very rich in their garage, if you were headed out doors with the air blowing or there was some wind blowing that would have went right up in Flames really quickly, oxygen that's the key to your missing flame.that's missing

try an electric space heater up against and 40 year old couch. I had an old couch in my garage that a space heater set on fire from about 12 inches away.

I'm waiting for a video where he's standing in front of a house fire going, "turns out THOSE can start a fire."

We've used that style kerosene heater to re-heat pizza in my buddys garage before, works like a charm just lay the box on top, one buddy even re-heated McDonald's lol

That kerosene heater actually made art on that towel. That was pretty. But also I would’ve done that outside. My dad instilled fear in me about fire. I’m afraid to even light a candle for fear of leaving it lit. 😂

@TylerTube love the vids man. And I just wanted to say that the burn mark on the towel after you pulled it off the kerosene heater looks cool af and may be an idea for you to put that on your own shirts and merchandise if your interested? Maybe your other followers will agree hopefully? It reminds me of a human eye.

I used to manage a yarn store. We would steer people towards natural fibers like cotton or wool for baby blankets and baby clothes specifically because they're way less dangerous in the event of a fire than some of the acrylic stuff. Wool is actually fire resistant. Acrylic burns, and it melts, and I can promise you that if you want a fire, your best bet is to steer away from natural fibers and find the cheapest polyester that you can.

Hmmm. Maybe you should try stuffed things like a Pillow, so that the heat builds up and doesnt cool from the other side.

These heater videos are my favorite Tyler tube videos

your videos are very entertaining! first time i comment, your content grows on me. when you want to start a fire it's not easy, it's when you don't want a fire to start, that's when it happens.

I love your willingnes to sacrifice both your sanity and safety ... "for science".

It's nice to know that a quick mistake won't burn down a house - smoked/smells would give it away. Most heater fires I remember from my days in the NE were when people fell asleep - and were unaware...etc.

That towel would have made a cool tie die design

Me: What the hell is that thing? Tyler: It's just a regular kerosene heater, I'm sure most of you have seen or used these. I'm in Canada, where we need any and all kind of heaters, and I have never seen such a monstrosity.

Tyler: attempts to light things on fire... for science! Also Tyler: I’ll be back in 10/30/60 mins....

id like to see a wall or something made for these tests. With drywall, insulation and studs. Maybe a little like 5x5 wall or something would be really fun and interesting to see. Could make more videos with little walls. I'm not sure what but im sure tyler would make use of em!

the thumbnail is funny. Tyler is cool watching the heater on fire. XD

I have the same propane heater you just tested, I love mine, I used it a week ago when I went camping with some friends, it got down to 28 degrees and it had my 9x9 tent heated up in about 15 to 20 minutes, I love it I wish I had bought it sooner

Tyler you need to use synthetic fabrics if you want it to catch on fire.

I don't know if it's because I live in Canada and every house I've ever lived in has had central heating but I've never ever considered putting a propane out kerosene space heater in my house. I don't think I've ever even seen one of these. I've had one electric space heater in my life and they look a lot safer than what he used last year.

The towel on the kerosene heater was literally seconds away from bursting into flames when you took it off

Love this channel so much. Great content Tyler

I feel like if the towel was balled up there would be a flame. When balled up it can retain heat more. With it stretched out it losses heat quickly. Just an idea. Great vid!

Tyler is just like “ I want to cause a fire 🔥” And it would be nice if you tested how much force or violence safety gear like bike helmets and construction helmets and like hand pads for skateboarding.

Maybe if you put a fan on it to simulate a ceiling fan you might have got a flame. However you have shown that with a little common sense space heaters are safe to use. I think the companies that are producing these type heaters are so scared of being sued they designed them to be safe for anyone to use.

I think its really the older models that can catch fire so easy. When I was a kid we had a kerosene heater and it would actually tip over at the slightest thing and started a fire like 3 times. The new models arent like that. They are a lot safer than they used to be , still fun video thank you

The reason your probably not seeing a flame is that your only getting around 400 degrees and the flash point of cotton is around 765 degrees so you need something that can get the object that hot to produce a flame.

Hey Tyler, I'm no chemist or expert, but I know that 100% cotton is good for blacksmiths no wear because it won't melt on them or anything. I wonder if 100% cotton is really the bet material to try. Maybe try like a normal blanket or a bath towel since that's what would be the most common thing to have laying around it in a house

This made me really anxious 😬

In the minnesotan winter we would put our blankets over the top and they would get VERY hot. My friends old school one definitely would cause a burn. However I think wool blankets would be a good test.

Now I'm dieing to see if you can put a skillet on top of them and cook things like bacon, sausage, or a burger. I hope you see this. And I love the channel!!!

At 17:55 that actually looks kinda cool. Like a flag for somewhere scary.

Lol kinda funny literally the same day this was posted I was lighting chips on fire with that exact heater

A buddy of mine was working on his motorcycle in his garage and a Mr buddy heater ignited his whole shop from the fuel vapor in the air from the carb. Proper ventilation is key.

Ive used that heater for a while, inside the house, camping in a camper and tent. Never had any problems. Cleaner and better than a kerosene heater in every way

Lets say you had a fan blowing on the heater for speading the heat better, that might give it enough oxygen to catch fire

Thank you so much for this video. It was really helpful. You should do a video on baseboard heaters. I always worry about mine

Went through tough times a few winters ago and had to mount one of these on the dash of my truck. Let the truck warm up one morning and came back to a melted seat bottom lol

love watching you do this crazy stuff

Had one of those heater buddy's on a boat ( I would not recommend).In high wind conditions a gust in the right direction was throwing fireballs of the heater.

"3 inches is longer than I thought" 😆😆 Yes I have a chance lol.

In fire fighter academy they told us to always wear cotton undies because they aren't gonna wrap around you and burn so maybe that's why lol

Video idea: can you cook with space heaters? Maybe compare the different kinds, electric, kerosene, and propane

I’ve always been told that Christmas lights on a real Christmas tree can start a fire after the tree starts to dry up.. I’ve never seen it but always heard it maybe you can find out for me.

try putting the heater close to a table or wood that had been treated recently with an oil (like raw linseed) and ping pong balls (it flames a lot)

8:54 love the jazz hands

Tyler: Lets see if these can catch fire His Home Insurance Company: O.o

Paper, wood and natural fibers have a high flash point so it’s very hard to get them to combust through heating only. Plastic on the other hand will degrade almost into liquid fuel and is much more likely to catch fire. It also has a lower flash point so try that.

Sooo he's trying to see if something will catch fire. So he sets it up and walks out of the room? That's a really intelligent dude right there.

God I love this mans channel it’s so damn entertaining

Genuinely the best channel

"Honey, there's smoke coming out from our neighbour's garage! Should we call the fire fighters?"