The most common piece of laboratory equipment is the Bunsen burner.

It
operates on gas and its flame is adjusted by managing the mixture of gas and
air. A Bunsen burner is named after the inventor Robert Bunsen, a scientist
working for the University of Heidelberg, in 1855.

Three types of flames are obvious when adjusting the air and gas mixture.
The yellow flame, commonly known as the safety flame, is the coolest flame
at almost 300 degrees. The blue flame, can reach temperatures of
approximately 500 oC and is almost invisible in a bright room. The next type of
flame is characterised by a bright blue triangle in the centre of the flame and
can reach temperatures of around 700oC. This flame makes a noise and is
commonly known as the roaring blue flame.