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Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
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Re: Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
#12Oh man. I remember this from '94. What a trip down memory lane.
Totally! Fun times.
A friend and I used the "www.example.com/~username" webspace that came w/ our dialup accounts to make our own "site" with "experiments" inspired by this one around the same time. (Nothing involving fire, sadly.) We borrowed heavily from the tone. We even tried to make use of gratuitous initialisms, too.
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#13From the mind that brought us pmwiki!
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#14Meh. I've seen taller flames from a lone page of crumpled newsprint. If it's '90's Pyromania Day, then look for the old videos of charcoal BBQ's being fired up with LOX.
> Meh. I've seen taller flames from a lone page of crumpled newsprint.
Are you Jason Bourne?
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#15Oh man. I remember this from '94. What a trip down memory lane.
Totally! Fun times. A friend and I used the "www.example.com/~username" webspace that came w/ our dialup accounts to make our own "site" with "experiments" inspired by this one around the same time. (Nothing involving fire, sadly.) We borrowed heavily from the tone. We even tried to make use of gratuitous initialisms, too.
This is the bit that always made me laugh:
At this point, the researchers also realized that the heat could inadvertently melt the adhesive cellophane and cause the flaming SPTs to suddenly eject from the toaster. Unfortunately, this did not occur.
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#16We teach our Scouts how Doritos make excellent firestarters. Of course, you only need one or two to star a fire, yet a large family-size sack is required for a typical Scouts meeting.
Fritos too!
Re: Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
#17Since everything is no longer sugar but government subsidized high-fructose-corn-syrup does this even work anymore?
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#18I think that demonstrations like this are great ways to teach kids healthy eating habits. My middle school health class included a joint day with a science teacher that left a lasting impression. Seeing the amount of energy contained in a single gummy bear put things into perspective!
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#19Related:
Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31951308 - July 2022 (51 comments)
Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17745313 - Aug 2018 (32 comments)
Re: Strawberry Pop-Tart Blow-Torches (1994)
#20Ah, the old pop-tart solid rocket booster. Sugar is a good propellant (though you’ll need an oxidiser if you’re going far up). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-propellant_rocket#%22Can...
I know sugar is hypergolic with Potassium Bromate, but I wonder if it's hypergolic with RFNA? That would be amazing... if stupidly dangerous.