Pappa said:
You hear about people getting
Darwin Awards from doing stuff like that.
Pappa
edit: Although, I can't say anything really, because I occasionally fire-breathe with paraffin.
I used to light a small puddle of acetone on the palm of my hand. The flame is a nice blue, starting a 1/2 inch off the skin, which stays cool as the acetone evaporates.
KIMBOKO said:
I agree that with an electrical spark there isn't a physical shard to start a fire but I know that electrical sparks can cause fire ....piezo electric crystals, static electricity (dry powder containers are earthed to stop a build up of static that causes explosions in powders), lightning, welding, plasma cutters.
I think the opinion of someone might be a fine but at the end of all the talk I would want to know that either I could or I couldn't physically light a fire using two pieces of flint. That takes me practising and trying out different things to see if it is possible for me to do it.
Flour or caster sugar mixed with air is explosive. I think that it's far, far easier to ignite a flour/air mixture from a piezo spark, than to get tinder to light the same way.
I didn't mean to come on strong and knowledgable, you know. Just pointing out what I think is the case, and inviting comment from someone who knows better than me.
There's a saying "better to keep your gob shut, and be thought a fool, than to open it and prove it".
But I prefer to say what I think. If I'm wrong, I hope somebody will put me right. If I keep quiet, I might be carrying around a false idea the one day could land me in big trouble...
Keith.