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ok im going to say this once
and never again before one of the admin comes in and slaps you in the face
NEVER EVER EVER USE FUELS LIKE COLEMANS AND MOST DEFINATELY NOT NAPTHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
good god do you people ever read!!!!!!!
colemans=white gas (aka uber refined cleaner burning gasoline) which has every bit of a more dangerous flash point than any alchoholic fuel and it burns about 10 times hotter
now.....honestly....what idiot would use colemans to blow fire?
on the second part....Naptha?? thats just as dumb as colemans!!!!!!!!!
grrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damn straight to look at peles post, maybe you should look at the other things shes written as well
like her "season in hell article" and the do's and donts about breathing
Never ever ever ever and let me emphasize this NEVER use anything even remotely similar to naptha or colemans to blow or eat with
personally i use ultra pure lamp oil.......this keeps me from getting things like chemical burn and the fuel is only explosive in an aerated form.....unlike colemans which can very easily create vapor fires......research blowing techniques before you make such a stupid reccomendation again
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Check out mephisto's site for all you need to learn about fire eating, and be safe
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for blows use ultra pure lamp oil
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Cody Canon
Controlled Burn, Reno Nevada
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If i had used half of the fuels ive spun with to blow fire with.....id either be dead, missing my face, or my teeth would have dissolved........
to spin with i use a mix of ultra pure and white gas...ive tried to blow with citronella and a few other types of lamp oil each giving me moderate chemical burn
the worst being citronella making my lips and my tongue tingle (i know i know..i was being an idiot) next up was pure lamp oil, or so i thought...that stuff also gave me chemical burn and i ended up getting petroleum poisoning (very mild) because of how it absorbed into my bloodstream.....many times while blowing, even when done properly, the roof of your mouth will absorb the petrol and the results can be like a stuffy head except your head leaks lamp oil...not fun but it only happens if you blow alot in one night (blew around 4 gallons of fuel) ultra pure at most has given me a stomach ache but that was because i accidentally swallowed some...nothing too serious the mixing of fuels is a good idea but the mixing of 2 liquids that arent miscible isnt...its like oil and water you cant make a proper mix of alchohol and oil
so yeas......
Cody Canon
Controlled Burn, Reno Nevada
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just saying....towers are very possible....the biggest ive blown solo is somewhere between 18-23ft........dont bother doing a tower inside.....its just not worth it
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Controlled Burn, Reno Nevada
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Inside I suggest keep with the alcohol, but do the lamp outside. The lamp tends to get floors "oily" and slippery. Plus lampoil fireballs indoors are freeking huge. We tried it in in the Golden Phoenix Theatre/show room here in reno and darn near hit the roof.
Cody Canon
Controlled Burn, Reno Nevada
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Woah that'll teach me not to read the whole thread. I was working witha an Illusionist at the Golden Phoenix named Eli Kerr. He uses alcohol in his acts indoors.
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It's already been pointed out here and elsewhere, that there are several drawbacks to using alcohol, either for torches or for blowing. As I point out on my own site, it's easy to remember the differences in the 3 types of alcohol, as... Ethyl is the the chick in the bar that you get drunk with.... Methyl is, like meth, B-A-D stuff.... Isopropyl, is like when you get a thermometer jammed in your mouth and you think, "Isohatethattaste!" Only somebody who loves hospitals would enjoy taking a mouthful of isopropyl alcohol...(The terrible taste in iso alcohol is deliberately added to make it unfit for drinking.)
But most alcohol has a high water content, therefor, does NOT burn as well as other fuels. And the less water it has, the more dangerous it'll actually be. Try this test... Take two metal bowls, and pour about a teaspoon of your preferred alcohol into one. Put the same amount of Coleman fuel or lighter fluid in the other bowl and light both. Which one gives a better, brighter flame? Remember, you are right up close. Your audience won't be anywhere near that close. Then, before they burn out, put your hands over them. Which one feels hotter? You'll be lucky to not get an immediate burn from the alcohol flame! The fact that the flame is brighter does NOT mean it's hotter. A blue flame is hot; yellow-orange is relatively "cool." If you accidentally spill some burning alcohol on the floor, your shoes, or even your clothes, you probably won't even see it burning there, till it's already done some considerable damage... Take the test one step further, and pour any amount you like, of kerosene in a third bowl. Stick your match into it, and unless you've heated the kerosene, the match will go out! Room-temperature kerosene will NOT ignite by itself! If you held a flame to it long enough to heat the surface, THEN it would ignite. Kerosene must be heated, atomized, or absorbed in a wick, to burn. This is what makes it so much safer than any of the stuff you folks have been discussing here. Lamp oil may be 99% pure, but what's that other 1%? Citronella, by the way, is poisonous, and far more carcinogenous than most of the other fuels mentioned!
My advice is, if you take a shot or more of "edible" alcohol, swallow it, put out your torch, and go sit and watch the stars! (More tips on fuels in the thread, "Greetings from Mephisto)
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[i really trust your knowledge and judgement.. but i just can't bring myself to put kerosene in my mouth...i would probably sooner try lamp oil....
Let's relight this forum
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[i really trust your knowledge and judgement.. but i just can't bring myself to put kerosene in my mouth...i would probably sooner try lamp oil....
I thought lamp oil was just kero with nasty chemicals added to get rid of the smell and smoke??
"Here kitty kitty...." - Schroedinger.
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the common problem that arises when discussing fuels - especially with reference to fire breathing is that different countries called the same fuel types different names, and different fuel types the same names.
it can get quite confusing.
im working at a industrial research lab at the moment and vaguely remeber a chart that gave the equivalent fuel names for most countries - i believe this would help. ill try to find it.
If we as members of the human race practice meditation, we can transcend our fear, despair, and forgetfulness. Meditation is not an escape. It is the courage to look at reality with mindfulness and concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh
Jesus saves sinners and redeems them for cash and
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Co-Founder of Keepers of Light
Educate yourself about the Hazards of Fire Breathing STAY SAFE!
...wot?