amorris311
Well-Known Member
pyro's all of you! then again i used to burn a lot of things when i was younger.:
Coolest sight ever!
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ready2fly
Well-Known Member
OOOhhhh.....ya'll are talking about when ya'll were YOUNGER. Never mind.pyro's all of you! then again i used to burn a lot of things when i was younger.:
Uhh yeah!
Well, then I did spend a weekend at a cottage in Michigan drinking beer and burning the empty cans in the campfire...
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
pyro's all of you! then again i used to burn a lot of things when i was younger.:
I burnt down about 1-2 acres of desert as a kid. We put about 5-10 aerosol cans in a hole we dug and used gasoline as an accelerant.
Man...talk about a huge mushroom cloud.
Another thing we did was fill up milk cartons with gasoline in the hot AZ. summer heat with the cap on. Niiice.
That was of course before they changed the law to only being able to put gas in gas cans.
OldTownPilot
Well-Known Member
When I worked at the Scout camp for a few summers, I was in charge of the only program area that could have fire. I got the job because I acually knew the limitations of fire, and how to harness its energy.
In other words they trusted me to burn crap, and not little kiddos.
And I burned a lot of crap. Lets see, the fire balls in the catapult. Then the catapult burned....oops. Milk crates and bread trays were a favorite. Burned a tree once ... whole. It was like 20 ft tall.
In other words they trusted me to burn crap, and not little kiddos.
And I burned a lot of crap. Lets see, the fire balls in the catapult. Then the catapult burned....oops. Milk crates and bread trays were a favorite. Burned a tree once ... whole. It was like 20 ft tall.
amorris311
Well-Known Member
i like your thinking. haha.
AZBigDog
Well-Known Member
Heck, when we were kids, we used to gather up the unspent 'black cat' firecrackers after new year's or 4th of july and make one BIG firecracker.
We would 'harvest' the powder and place it in one of those plastic see-through glitter containers. Stick the LONG fuse in the end and seal it up. Sneak out into the street in the middle of the night and set it off.
Man it was really loud. Then came on all the porch lights.
We would 'harvest' the powder and place it in one of those plastic see-through glitter containers. Stick the LONG fuse in the end and seal it up. Sneak out into the street in the middle of the night and set it off.
Man it was really loud. Then came on all the porch lights.
I don't light grills, I ignite them. I also found beer and soup cans make excellent propellents whilst heated in a tube.
ComplexHiAv8r
Well-Known Member
Want real fun, play with solid sodium....outdated is even better.
just add water, exactly what it says to NOT do on the label.
2.5 pounds in a pool does some interesting things!
just add water, exactly what it says to NOT do on the label.
2.5 pounds in a pool does some interesting things!
FlyChicaga
Vintage Restoration
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Ha! Great thread. I remeber reading a funny list in a local paper one day and just found one similar online. Totally fits with the theme of this thread.
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If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing underwear and a superman cape[/SIZE]
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It is strong enough however to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room[/SIZE]
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Baseballs make marks on ceilings[/SIZE]
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You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on[/SIZE]
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When using the ceiling fan as a bat you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit[/SIZE]
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A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.[/SIZE]
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The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan[/SIZE]
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When you hear the toilet flush and the words 'Uh-oh', it's already too late[/SIZE]
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Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it[/SIZE]
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A six year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36 year old man says they can only do it in the movies[/SIZE]
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A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day[/SIZE]
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If you use a waterbed as home plate while wearing baseball shoes it does not leak - it explodes[/SIZE]
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A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq foot house 4 inches deep[/SIZE]
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Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old[/SIZE]
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Duplos will not[/SIZE]
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Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence[/SIZE]
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Super glue is forever[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
McGyver can teach us many things we don't want to know[/SIZE]
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Ditto Tarzan[/SIZE]
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No matter how much Jello you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water[/SIZE]
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Pool filters do not like Jello[/SIZE]
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VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do[/SIZE]
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Garbage bags do not make good parachutes[/SIZE]
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Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving[/SIZE]
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You probably do not want to know what that odor is[/SIZE]
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Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens[/SIZE]
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The fire department in Dallas has at least a 5 minute response time[/SIZE]
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The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy[/SIZE].
It will, however, make a cat dizzy.
Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
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Quiet does not necessarily mean don't worry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A good sense of humor will get you through most problems in life (unfortunately, mostly in retrospect)
[/SIZE]80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
[SIZE=-1]There is no such thing as child-proofing your house[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A 4 years olds voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing underwear and a superman cape[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
It is strong enough however to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Baseballs make marks on ceilings[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
When using the ceiling fan as a bat you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
When you hear the toilet flush and the words 'Uh-oh', it's already too late[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A six year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36 year old man says they can only do it in the movies[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
If you use a waterbed as home plate while wearing baseball shoes it does not leak - it explodes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq foot house 4 inches deep[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Duplos will not[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Super glue is forever[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
McGyver can teach us many things we don't want to know[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Ditto Tarzan[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
No matter how much Jello you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Pool filters do not like Jello[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Garbage bags do not make good parachutes[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
You probably do not want to know what that odor is[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
The fire department in Dallas has at least a 5 minute response time[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy[/SIZE].
It will, however, make a cat dizzy.
Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.
[SIZE=-1]
Quiet does not necessarily mean don't worry[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]
A good sense of humor will get you through most problems in life (unfortunately, mostly in retrospect)
[/SIZE]80% of Men who read this will try mixing the Clorox and brake fluid.
X-Forces
Big Black Guy
I don't think I ever used a single one of my MRE heaters to actually heat up food, seemed like a waste of good clean fun!!
Now, has anyone ever used an old Kenmore vacuum and a Holey electric fuel pump to make a homemade flamethrower to avoid shoveling snow??
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
X-Forces
Big Black Guy
Okay. How do you do it? This I want to know.
Actually the old homemade flamer was not the hardest (or most destructive) of my childhood creations.
As I recall, and I am digging way back as this was over 20 years ago, the design was simple enough.
My idea was, blowing air (Vacuum), introduce fuel (Fuel pump and gas) = flamethrower. Well, it didn’t work out quite that simple in the end.
First, I started with an old vacuum that we were done with (we had a brand spanking new Kenmore). The vacuum had a blow feature, well actually it was a matter of an outlet hole that the hose fit into rather then a reversible motor or anything like that. Either way I had a vacuum hose, and the long metal extender pipes, blowing forced air.
Second step was introducing a spray of fuel into the stream of air. This turned out to be the toughest part, as it seemed everything I did didn’t work right the first time around. Sparing you the explanations of every revision required, in the end I had a hose coming from the pump plumped into a bit of the rubber vacuum hose. The end of the fuel pump hose had a small nozzle that turned the fuel into a mist (a bit like a fuel injector). I also had to use a tee fitting on the hose with a return to the fuel tank, as the fuel pump put out 8 psi and something like 45-50 gph, which was far more then what was getting through the nozzle, and without the return line the pump would overheat.
The last part was ignition, which was a problem with a simple solution. After starting the vacuum, now with a mist of gas mixed with the air, I first tried to ignite the mixture with a regular cigarette lighter (After taking a deep breath!). This worked, but the flame was blown out by the oncoming air, rather then the burning being sustained. The solution? One of those $8.00 butane torches you get from Radio Shack for soldering. I found a means to affix that to the end of the metal pipe bit of the vacuum hose, lit it up (it wasn’t blown out by the air flow), starting the fuel flow (which now I had rigged to a push button on/off switch to control the fuel pump), and
WHAM!!!!
Now don’t get me wrong, this didn’t exactly rival Apocalypse Now or anything, but it did melt snow! It also seemed to have a high entertainment factor!
Oddly enough, despite my offers, none of my neighbors wanted me to remove their snow.
Wonder why?
Chris_Ford
Well-Known Member
Actually the old homemade flamer was not the hardest (or most destructive) of my childhood creations.
As I recall, and I am digging way back as this was over 20 years ago, the design was simple enough.
My idea was, blowing air (Vacuum), introduce fuel (Fuel pump and gas) = flamethrower. Well, it didn’t work out quite that simple in the end.
First, I started with an old vacuum that we were done with (we had a brand spanking new Kenmore). The vacuum had a blow feature, well actually it was a matter of an outlet hole that the hose fit into rather then a reversible motor or anything like that. Either way I had a vacuum hose, and the long metal extender pipes, blowing forced air.
Second step was introducing a spray of fuel into the stream of air. This turned out to be the toughest part, as it seemed everything I did didn’t work right the first time around. Sparing you the explanations of every revision required, in the end I had a hose coming from the pump plumped into a bit of the rubber vacuum hose. The end of the fuel pump hose had a small nozzle that turned the fuel into a mist (a bit like a fuel injector). I also had to use a tee fitting on the hose with a return to the fuel tank, as the fuel pump put out 8 psi and something like 45-50 gph, which was far more then what was getting through the nozzle, and without the return line the pump would overheat.
The last part was ignition, which was a problem with a simple solution. After starting the vacuum, now with a mist of gas mixed with the air, I first tried to ignite the mixture with a regular cigarette lighter (After taking a deep breath!). This worked, but the flame was blown out by the oncoming air, rather then the burning being sustained. The solution? One of those $8.00 butane torches you get from Radio Shack for soldering. I found a means to affix that to the end of the metal pipe bit of the vacuum hose, lit it up (it wasn’t blown out by the air flow), starting the fuel flow (which now I had rigged to a push button on/off switch to control the fuel pump), and
WHAM!!!!
Now don’t get me wrong, this didn’t exactly rival Apocalypse Now or anything, but it did melt snow! It also seemed to have a high entertainment factor!
Oddly enough, despite my offers, none of my neighbors wanted me to remove their snow.
Wonder why?
