Sugar Dehydration - An Alternative to Using Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

I know you've probably seen the demonstration wherein sugar is dehydrated by
concentrated sulfuric acid. It is an interesting experiment that produces, among other products, an exciting pillar of carbonaceous matter.

So a few weeks ago I was browsing the literature and came across an article describing
a version of this demonstration. 

But instead of using large amounts of concentrated sulfuric acid, the authors used the heat
produced by the oxidation of part of the sugar by potassium chlorate. I tried it and found it interesting enough to be worth a video.