You know how there’s different levels to “Don’t try this at home”? One is absolutely not are you crazy you will die and the other is eh, I think it’s safe enough to do. Lighting steel wool on fire and ...

Peering at the world through a close-up macro lens reveals tiny details that normally go unnoticed. It can also make the smallest of things appear completely grandiose. Steel wool and a battery makes ...

You may have seen burning steel wool create serious sparks before, but nothing compares to how it looks in slow motion. The Slow Mo Guys set sparks a' flying in this video, turning boring old steel ...

A brilliant explosion of light radiates from a spinning circle to create a spectacular firework-effect. The effect is created by spinning burning steel wool in a cage overhead, forcing sparks to fly ...

Normally, oxidation is boring: You leave a wet steel wool scrubbing pad on your sink and a few days later you wind up with a rusty pad and a stain on your counter. But speed the oxidation up a bit—say ...

Those crazy cats at PhotoExtremist have put together this rather involved tutorial on how to make light paintings using steel wool. If you don’t want to watch all 8 minutes of the video, here’s the ...