# 1955 CALCIUM CARBIDE & PLASTIC MANUFACTURE DOCUMENTARY "FIERY MAGIC" ACETYLENE GAS NEOPRENE 88134

Created in the 1955s, FIERY MAGIC shows the creation of calcium carbide with lime and coke to generate acetylene gas, and the use of calcium chloride to make plastic products. The film was made by National Carbide which marketed its products under the trade name Airco. At 8:23, the film shows how acetylene was used to power the headlights of early automobiles. At 9:04 the use of acetylene for welding and cutting in the forge is shown. At 9:44, calcium carbide is used to remove sulfur from cast iron in a steel mill. At 10:33 atomic models show the structure of the calcium carbide molecule. At 10:58, plastics made from calcium chloride are shown including Koroseal and Geon. At 11:02 a slide rule made from the plastic is shown as well as early plastic packaging. At 11;15 plastic gloves and toys, records and playing cards are shown made from these kind of acetylene based plastics. At 12:12 neoprene rubber is shown. At 13:09 drugs for dentists are shown including Trichloroethylene which is used as a pain killer. Calcium carbide, also known as calcium acetylide, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula of CaC2. Its main use industrially is in the production of acetylene and calcium cyanamide. The pure material is colorless, however pieces of technical-grade calcium carbide are grey or brown and consist of about 80–85% of CaC2 (the rest is CaO (calcium oxide), Ca3P2 (calcium phosphide), CaS (calcium sulfide), Ca3N2 (calcium nitride), SiC (silicon carbide), etc.). In the…

- Kind: Documentary
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/88134-firey-magic)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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