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Title: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Monsterlover on September 04, 2008, 08:05:37 PM
Yay!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=related&v=uzkNI4YIU2o

Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: KnightofNi on September 04, 2008, 08:38:47 PM
i love lighter fuel.

there are so many things you can do with it.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Monsterlover on September 04, 2008, 08:51:14 PM
Totally a great thing.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: KopfjÀger on September 04, 2008, 08:56:29 PM
Oh boy.  ;D
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Scottish on September 04, 2008, 08:59:28 PM
(http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/WannaDucBad/bevisfire.gif)
hehehhe....he...he.he.he.hee.... my name is Beavis....hehe....he....and I approve this message......fire's cool!!
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: NeufUnSix on September 04, 2008, 10:11:17 PM
I know what my new party trick is!

I used to breath fire with 151, though it was tricky to get right. This looks much easier and just as impressive.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: lauramonster on September 04, 2008, 11:10:28 PM
With Gustav bringing rain this weekend, this should light up my weekend!!!

Looks like this will be a nice addition to the potato cannon.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Slag on September 05, 2008, 04:15:47 AM
I will try this tonight  ;D
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Monsterlover on September 05, 2008, 04:18:13 AM
Please post pics!
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: TiNi on September 05, 2008, 04:23:33 AM
lol..... beavis  [laugh]
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Monsterlover on September 05, 2008, 04:24:28 AM
I think you should shoot these out of the potato gun.

Flaming stuff is the only thing I've never shot out of a potato gun.  If you can think of it, ive launched it.

To all that plan to try this, please post pictures!
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Rameses on September 05, 2008, 05:04:55 AM
Quote from: Monsterlover on September 05, 2008, 04:24:28 AM
I think you should shoot these out of the potato gun.

Flaming stuff is the only thing I've never shot out of a potato gun.  If you can think of it, ive launched it.

To all that plan to try this, please post pictures!


I've fired a bunch of stuff out of a compressed air cannon.

Two of my favorites were a lit maglite after dark.  It tumbled end-over-end is it arced through the air.  Pretty cool.

And a living frog, which did cartwheels at an incredible rate.  It went about 70 yards before touching down.  It was out cold and my buddy thought we should fire it straight into the ground to make sure "it wasn't suffering."  I thought it'd be fine, and sure enough, it slowly came to and hopped off.

I never thought of lighting anything on fire and shooting it either.   [bang]
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: 695LAM on September 05, 2008, 05:55:13 AM
Yes, if anyone does this please post it up.  But be careful and don't burn the house or barn down. LOL  [bacon] [bacon]
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: KnightofNi on September 05, 2008, 06:17:01 AM
i'm wondering how hard it would be to keep these lit if they were fired from an air cannon or potato gun.



hmmmm.


get the fire extinguisher ready!


someguy...NO!
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: GLantern on September 05, 2008, 07:10:16 AM
Quote from: lauramonster on September 04, 2008, 11:10:28 PM
With Gustav bringing rain this weekend, this should light up my weekend!!!

Looks like this will be a nice addition to the potato cannon.

Raining here too but no potato cannon!  Im going to try it and i will post pics if i do!
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Le Pirate on September 05, 2008, 07:54:13 AM
anyone happen to watch mythbusters this week?



they shot sawdust out of a compressed air cannon with a road flare, and it made a huge fireball  :o

then they did it again with non-dairy coffee creamer and it was even bigger  :o :o :o :o



here is a video on youtube of the sawdust:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPL7KC1DEA&feature=related
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: spolic on September 05, 2008, 08:00:18 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st1lH8zcIuQ
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: NeufUnSix on September 05, 2008, 09:17:43 AM
Didn't have any lighter fluid so I tried it with methyl hydrate (alcohol) last night. Doesn't work, unfortunately. It's too hot to hold. I'll give it another try once I get some more fluid.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Slide Panda on September 05, 2008, 10:55:40 AM
Quote from: Le Pirate on September 05, 2008, 07:54:13 AM
they shot sawdust out of a compressed air cannon with a road flare, and it made a huge fireball  :o

then they did it again with non-dairy coffee creamer and it was even bigger  :o :o :o :o

This is how grain silo fires go - same basic principles

Fireballs... hmm I've got a couple paintball guns at home...
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: lauramonster on September 08, 2008, 06:57:53 PM
used an old pair of jeans, and the fireballs hit the deck!  They kinda worked, but were too hot for me to hold. 

gonna have to use t-shirt material.  Don't know if it makes a difference, but that's the only thing I did different from the video (oh yeah, used my own hands instead of someone else's.  Maybe that's the trick.  use someone else's hands - it never burns you!!!)
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: c_rex on September 08, 2008, 08:48:19 PM
I can't believe nobody said this...

"Great Balls o' Fire!!!!"
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: moto-zen on September 08, 2008, 11:44:00 PM
Alternately,
1 razor
shaving cream
aftershave.

Usually good for two balls on fire, sometimes one, rarely three. ;D




Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Slag on September 09, 2008, 01:42:16 AM
I have not attempted this yet, but will eventually.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: NeufUnSix on September 09, 2008, 08:18:47 AM
So has anyone successfully pulled this off? I'm starting to think this is potentially bunk perpetrated to make a bunch of us pyromaniacs burn our own hands.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: Popeye the Sailor on September 09, 2008, 10:39:57 AM
I want to.


I should not.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: DEVO! on September 09, 2008, 10:50:55 AM
Hmmm I have on a 100% cotton teeshirt on right now and I just happen to have my zippo fluid in my desk drawer hmmmm.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: CDawg on September 09, 2008, 10:58:22 AM
Quote from: DEVO! on September 09, 2008, 10:50:55 AM
Hmmm I have on a 100% cotton teeshirt on right now and I just happen to have my zippo fluid in my desk drawer hmmmm.

Well?!?!?  Did it work?
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: KnightofNi on September 09, 2008, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: someguy on September 09, 2008, 10:39:57 AM
I want to.


I should not.

my g/f is going to be home late tonight. i have time to create ;D
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: DEVO! on September 10, 2008, 08:06:23 AM
Ok I did it last night.
The first one I made I wrapped it to loose and I could feel the heat. The second one I wrapped tighter and YES IT WORKS! It gets a little hot but you can hold it for like 8 seconds before you have to let it go. My wife was like WTF are you doing! so I had to end the test at that point. But the flame is much bigger than in the video or maybe I used too much zippo fluid. 
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: moto-zen on September 10, 2008, 08:08:37 AM
^^^^^
Sweet! I can't wait to teach my four year old this! [laugh]
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: c_rex on September 10, 2008, 10:28:51 AM
Quote from: DEVO! on September 10, 2008, 08:06:23 AM
Ok I did it last night.
The first one I made I wrapped it to loose and I could feel the heat. The second one I wrapped tighter and YES IT WORKS! It gets a little hot but you can hold it for like 8 seconds before you have to let it go. My wife was like WTF are you doing! so I had to end the test at that point. But the flame is much bigger than in the video or maybe I used too much zippo fluid. 

ROFLMAO... I can see the expression that would appear on my wife's face too.   [laugh]
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: minnesotamonster on September 10, 2008, 11:58:30 AM
Quote from: DEVO! on September 10, 2008, 08:06:23 AM
Ok I did it last night.
The first one I made I wrapped it to loose and I could feel the heat. The second one I wrapped tighter and YES IT WORKS! It gets a little hot but you can hold it for like 8 seconds before you have to let it go. My wife was like WTF are you doing! so I had to end the test at that point. But the flame is much bigger than in the video or maybe I used too much zippo fluid. 

It didn't happen if you don't have pictures.
Title: Re: How to make fireballs!!!
Post by: pennyrobber on September 10, 2008, 01:00:31 PM
Quote from: Le Pirate on September 05, 2008, 07:54:13 AM
anyone happen to watch mythbusters this week?



they shot sawdust out of a compressed air cannon with a road flare, and it made a huge fireball  :o

then they did it again with non-dairy coffee creamer and it was even bigger  :o :o :o :o



here is a video on youtube of the sawdust:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPL7KC1DEA&feature=related

It also seconds as the world's largest smoke ring generator.