Making fire with superglue and cotton?

[Galemys]

This was posted over at paleoplanet by "Mooncat":

"You need some superglue (Cyanoacrylate), A large cotton ball and a tinder bundle ready.

Normally, I would probably use a chunk of bark or wood as a base for this just to start. Take the cotton ball and get it completely soaked in that superglue, then exhale on it. Do NOT breathe in the fumes though. The moisture from your breath acts as a catalyst to get the superglue to start working and hardening/sticking. In doing this process, an amazing amount of heat is generated, which will ignite the cotton ball.

I know it sounds crazy, but it works."

Link (go to post 29):
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/2770/t/Fire-by-all-possible-ways.html?page=2

I tried it but I couldn't get it working.
I used fluff from the tumble dryer instead of cotton balls, sprinkled it with lots of superglue and then blew on it. I could feel it getting hot (especially the bit off fluff that I managed to glue on my index finger ) when the moist air hit the superglue but didn't get flames.

Has anyone here succeeded at this?

Cheers,

Tom

 

[Shewie]

I've just had a go (before wifey gets home and shouts at me) but I didn't get anything.

Tried Bostik All Purpose and some evil Ultraloc super glue, couldn't find any mention of Cyanoacrylate on either tube though so it seems that must be the magic ingredient.

 

[FGYT]

Cynoacrilate will get hot when it cures guess you neesd to get it right for fire


ATB

Duncan

 

[w00dsmoke]

That's a weird coincidence as yesterday I restuck a plastic hook on the back of a door with superglue and the foam padding on the plastic hook (the sticky pad) started to burn and produce smoke so i took it off and chucked it in the sink! I thought it was going to catch fire!