Jan 16 2008Magic Fireballs Are So Freaking Awesome



Learn how to make your own magic fireballs with a piece of cloth, some string, and lighter fluid! Check out the video, they're freaking awesome and don’t look that dangerous. I'm running to the gas station right now to get some lighter fluid so I can make some. I'll update and let you know if they're as fun as they look.

UPDATE: I burnt the fucking house down.

Magic Fireballs are Awesome, Not as Dangerous as You'd Think [gizmodo]

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That looks dangerous don't ya think?

Holy shit I want four thousand of those.

Well I think I've just found my latest party trick!

I have a bit of a cat problem in the backyard..
well, i HAD a bit of a cat problem, then i made some of these out of an old t-shirt and found my sling shot.. you do the math

I must have followed the directions wrong. Now I have to go to the emergency room and I don't think the hair will ever grow back down there.

Flaming balls sounds awesome. But they are in actual fact flaming balls of cotton. Not so threatening now.

Don't believe every video you see on the internet.

Wow ... I bet about a hundred teenagers are in the hospital right now, being treated for third-degree burns .... but that does look cool ... NO I WON'T TRY IT! Well maybe I will. Wait, NO! Ughhhhh =(

#8: Simply natural selection at work!
btw, this looks awesome.

they should apply this to Baseball

or bowling. Finally some real entertainment - fill the pins with gas.

I'm going to tee-bag Michael Vick with double pair of flaming balls.

M-F'er needs to pay.

HI: so i did this trick @ home too and it got realy hot on my fingers. so it didn´t worke for me.

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I don't think peggysue's here for the fireballs...

Well I don't think shes here for the fire part at elast

Now, before I try this... does it work or am I just going to make a fool of myself?

If your first thought after seeing this is that it's going to put kids in the hospital, then you're a pussy. It's a tiny ball of cotton and some lighter fluid. You'd have to be a moron to hurt yourself with this thing.

This is old and sad to see that you haven't heard of this yet. Kids everywhere have been doing this for a long time (at least in my area).

You have to play hackey sack with them or yes, you will get slightly burned. No one has ever ended up in the hospital when we've done these. More than anything, people have ended up in the hospital when we were doing something safer like playing in the pool or riding our bikes....

I always prefered the uncovered patio (note: do not attempt in a parlor) trick of:

1) Take a metal coffee can, remove the lid and cut a small hole in the side near the bottom.
2) Run a bit of rubber tubing into the hole. Bit should be a good 3-6 feet.
3) light a short candle and drip some wax into the center of the can and then seat the candle on the wax. Blow out the candle
4) Put the can someplace without a roof or flammable objects above it.
5) Add flour so that the can, from the side, would look like |\i/| where i is the candle in the center of the can and the flour forms an inverted reverse cone.
6) LET THE FLOUR SETTLE.
7) Light the candle.
8) Stand away and blow through the tube with one good burst.

When I did it, I ended up with a good 6-7 foot tall flame. Very nice way to demonstrate silo explosions and the flammability of airborne flour.

I've done this before. In the video, they forgot to mention to cover your hands in vasoline vefore handling the fireballs. : P

Looks neat.

#20, sounds like the old-style bazookas we used to make as kids.

#21, yes good point.

Ow. That hurt my fingeryips.

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