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Road Flare

## Road Flare

:::infobox
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Stacks | 20x |
| Created With | [Fabricator](/wiki/fabricator), [Tool Manufacturer](/wiki/tool-manufacturer) |
| Cost | 1g [Iron Ingot](/wiki/iron-ingot) |

![Road Flare](ItemRoadFlare.png)
:::

## Description

[Road Flares](/wiki/road-flare) are part of the [Starting Gear](/wiki/starting-gear). They burn for a short period of time and give out a distinct red glow in a small area. In a zero atmosphere environment, a road flare burns for approximately 5 minutes and 5 seconds. Further testing required for different environments/configuration.

Flares can be painted with [Spray Paint](/wiki/spray-paint) to change their color, loaded as ammunition on the [Flare Gun](/wiki/flare-gun)'s internal magazine, and placed inside the [Portable Gas Tank](/wiki/portable-gas-tank)'s canister slot to ignite combustible mixtures stored inside.

## Use

Hold right click with it selected on-hand to light it. They are throwable holding Q.
It can generate heat and could be use as a cheap heat source to heat up a room or portable gas tank.
Beware as it can ignite combustible mixtures present around it! If this is a concern, consider using a [Chem Light](/wiki/chem-light) instead.

The total heat energy of one road flare used to be 600kJ. However, current testing suggests that road flares no longer release any signficant heat (>5kJ), though may still ignite fuel mixtures in rooms.