Demonstrate an example of an adiabatic process found in diesel engines, using the Fire Syringe to compress air into a smaller volume.  This is a classic example of how rapidly doing work on a gas results in an increase in temperature.

Insert a small piece of cotton into the syringe piston, push down the plunger into the tube to produce a flash in the chamber which burns as long as there is air present. The Fire Syringe comes with the combustible material and 2 replacement O-rings for the piston.

NOTE: It may be best to dim the lights during demonstration