Hot Glue Crayons Experiment

In this experiment I will attempt to melt crayons using a hot glue gun. The questions I will answer are: * Is it possible? * Is it practical? * Is it safe? The tools for this experiment consist of: * a hot glue gun and a glue stick * a hot glue gun and some old crayons with the paper removed * some items to glue together: in this case, an old toilet paper roll and some used matchsticks The first problem I encountered was crayon size. * the glue stick fit perfectly * but the crayon was too big for the glue gun and had to be trimmed down The second problem was the flow of meted crayon. * The glue stick moved through the glue gun and onto the matchstick without difficulty * The crayon flowed out the back of the glue gun The third problem was control * The melted crayon would not flow out the nozzle on the front, regardless of how the glue gun was held. * The glue gun with the crayon had to be turned upside down and emptied of all melted crayon. * A matchstick was used to clear un-melted crayon from the back, which made it possible to empty out the remaining melted crayon. * This made quite the mess To clean up the glue gun using a crayon, a glue stick was inserted and pushed through until it ran clear. A small amount of glue was changed to a nice purple color, but it was not enough to use in a craft project. In conclusion, the hot glue crayon experiment produced the following results: * It is possible * It is not practical due to the messy and uncontrollable flow of melted crayon * It is not safe due to the possibility of burns resulting from contact with melted crayon Therefore, using a hot glue gun to melt crayons is not recommended