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Those who haven’t experienced the destruction of a house fire should consider themselves lucky. The speed with which fire can erase a lifetime of work — or a life, for …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Rebuilding a Fire-Ravaged Telephone Exchange
It’s one thing to mount a big skull—human or animal—to the front of your car. Really, though, a good hood skull should breathe fire to truly inspire enmity or awe. …read more Continue reading Flaming Skull Hood Ornament Is Not Suitable For Use In Traffic
With all due respect to the Utah Opera’s production of La bohème, we just couldn’t resist poking a little fun at master electrician [David Smith]’s quick lighting hack for the …read more Continue reading Stage Lighting Hack Keeps La Bohème from Becoming a Dumpster Fire
When you’re venturing out into the unknown, sometimes burning or firewood-collection bans can douse your end-of-the-day base camp fire before you even spark it. Carrying a portable propane fire pit is a good way to hedge your bets, or avoid the hassles… Continue reading Portable “coal-fired” propane fire pit heats camp like a wood blaze
As any car-chase action movie will tell you, the gasoline used in our vehicles is flammable, explosive stuff. Scientists have created a new combustible fuel, however, which stays safely non-flammable for transport and storage.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Experimental “fire-safe” fuel won’t ignite unless electrified
As any car-chase action movie will tell you, the gasoline used in our vehicles is flammable, explosive stuff. Scientists have created a new combustible fuel, however, which stays safely non-flammable for transport and storage.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Experimental “fire-safe” fuel won’t ignite unless electrified
We’ve seen modular capsules, bullet tools and keychain pill blades in the past, but Kickstarter DeepBlue Design combines them into something different. Its new multi-tool is a thumb-size titanium capsule that comes with a series of interchangeable tool… Continue reading Titanium capsule multitool carries tiny lighter, micro-blade and more
It’s just not camping without the campfire, but seasonal burning restrictions can stamp out any hopes of building a fire outside, or even inside, an official campground. Gas fire pits are a good alternative, often allowed under wood-fire bans, but they… Continue reading Collapsible gas fire pit packs small to bring safe campfire anywhere
With our mass-produced butane lighters and matches made in the billions, fire is never more than a flick of the finger away these days. But starting a fire 200 years …read more Continue reading Lighting Up with Chemistry, 1823-Style
No matter how large your camping vehicle is, a big, solid drum of a fire pit simply isn’t all that convenient to pack and doesn’t play nicely with a full trunk. Baird Built integrates smokeless design into a more portable steel fire pit platform that b… Continue reading Portable smokeless camp fire pit collapses to out-travel Solo Stove