- Video shows artist, Ben Ahles, documenting his progress with building sphere
- Ahles said he spent months building the sphere from 42,000 green matches
- On Tuesday, he set sphere on fire in a mesmerizing video he posted to YouTube
A mesmerizing video shows the moment an artist set lit a huge sphere he built from 42,000 matches.
Artist, Ben Ahles, who grew up in Vermont but now lives in New York, spent months creating the fascinating masterpiece.
On Tuesday, Ahles finally set the sphere on fire in a remarkable video he posted to his YouTube channel All Is Art.
Artist, Ben Ahles, who grew up in Vermont but now lives in New York, spent months creating the fascinating masterpiece
Progress: Throughout the video Ahles showed off his progress until he reached the final product
As he continued to build the sphere of matches, he documented his progress (left and right)
Finished product: The sphere itself was made out of 42,000 green matches that Ahles glued together
Ahles (pictured) is the mastermind behind the experiment. He wrote on YouTube that this ‘was an experiment in how many matches it would take to get all the way around to make a perfect globe
In the video, Ahles is seen gluing matches together with a hot-glue gun.
Photos of his progress are also seen in the nine-minute video.
Ahles wrote on YouTube that this ‘was an experiment in how many matches it would take to get all the way around to make a perfect globe’.
The video then cuts to Ahles preparing to set it ablaze outside.
As the ball of matches begin to burn, the flames engulf the entire sphere.
Once all of the matches have burned, all that’s left is a smoldering black globe.
The video then cuts to Ahles preparing to set it ablaze outside
As the ball of matches begin to burn, the flames become mesmerizing as they engulf the sphere
Once they make their way around the entire sphere, a smoldering black globe is left behind (right)