How to Make Fire Using a Potato

1. Thespian24601
   November 7th, 2007 at 2:31 pm

   Fun and pointless. But useful?
   I don’t think so.

2. sam
   November 7th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

   Yea, right. I’m calling BS on this one.

   All these new how-tos that are coming out lately are like hiccup cures: intended solely for the entertainment of those watching.

3. Rhea
   November 7th, 2007 at 2:39 pm

   Amazing. How did they ever figure that one out?

4. jerrt
   November 7th, 2007 at 2:53 pm

   that might be useful for survival reasons, but it isn’t practical one bit to light a cigarette for a hot girl.

5. Rexmons
   November 7th, 2007 at 2:57 pm

   Great - If I’m ever at a bar and I find myself without a lighter or matches when a pretty girl asks for a light, I’ll be sure to pull out my potato, salt, toothpaste, toothpicks, wire, knife, spoon, and cotton!

6. yayo
   November 7th, 2007 at 3:16 pm

   A toothpick is enough for McGyver and Chuck Norris would only use a stare…

7. algonkin
   November 7th, 2007 at 3:21 pm

   I like it when nice girls assk

   That was pretty cool. You can also turn on a small lightbulb with a potato or a lemon.

8. MoniA
   November 7th, 2007 at 3:41 pm

   aren’t those wires being used? so you need wires too?

9. Jason Phelan
   November 7th, 2007 at 3:42 pm

   I could’ve run out to the Kwik-e-mart to buy a cheap lighter in that amount of time.

10. Vonskippy
    November 7th, 2007 at 3:58 pm

    Who wants to fool around with a girl that smokes?

11. Justin
    November 7th, 2007 at 4:09 pm

    Oh boy I wish I had read that disclaimer before hitting play!

12. Calvin
    November 7th, 2007 at 4:19 pm

    that pretty much explain why nerds that have all the time to figure out such things are single, coz the stupid good looking guy would just bring out his lighter while the nerd guy takes 10 minutes to assemble his homemade potato lighter.

13. Anita
    November 7th, 2007 at 6:41 pm

    This one had me laughing the whole way through. In the 10 minutes that it took to make the fire, the guy could have:
    - asked a neighbor for a lighter
    - used his stovetop
    - rubbed two sticks together (or used steel wool)
    - etc.

    I was just waiting for him to pull out a lighter and light the whole contraption on fire. Interesting little battery, but rather ridiculous concept to use if trying to “impress” a girl.

14. Ash
    November 7th, 2007 at 7:02 pm

    It might not impress a girl, but it certainly is something to try for the bored geeks at home.

    I should try it sometime– it’s not practical, but it’s immensely awesome.

15. MacGyver
    November 7th, 2007 at 7:47 pm

    Big deal.

16. Gellner
    November 7th, 2007 at 8:05 pm

    can anyone explain why this works?

17. eek
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

    With a little ingenuity, you could probably bake the potato itself.

18. NeuroGirl
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:40 pm

    It saddens me slightly that I already knew how to do this… A better trick for picking up girls in bars is getting the bartender to give you a small glass of 151, soaking a hundred dollar bill in it and lighting it on fire. It won’t burn (test this first if you’ve never done it, just in case) and, even if she’s not impressed by your useless chem knowledge, she’ll know you have enough money in your wallet to cover her tab for the night…

19. SenorMysterioso
    November 7th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

    i like eek’s idea, harness the power of the potato to cook it

20. ted
    November 8th, 2007 at 6:24 am

    Tell her if she wants to smoke, get her own light and go outside.

    The how-to should have been how to get a real bikini girl to pose for your movie rather than filming a magazine pic.

21. NeonCat
    November 8th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    In the immortal words of Lois Griffin, “If she smokes, she pokes.”

22. lé sibierskie
    March 5th, 2009 at 3:40 pm

    siktir lan, didn’t burn

23. chris
    March 15th, 2009 at 8:52 am

    i cant see the vid coz im using a psp but the comments are funny

24. semore
    May 14th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    um can anyone tell me hwy dose the toothpaste work ??

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