You never know when this will be useful: this video shows you how to make fire using a potato, toothpaste, salt, cotton, and toothpicks. [warning: gratuitous use of a girl in bikini in start of video]
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Thespian24601
Fun and pointless. But useful?
I don't think so.
sam
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.
Rhea
Amazing. How did they ever figure that one out?
jerrt
that might be useful for survival reasons, but it isn't practical one bit to light a cigarette for a hot girl.
Rexmons
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!
yayo
A toothpick is enough for McGyver and Chuck Norris would only use a stare...
algonkin
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.
MoniA
aren't those wires being used? so you need wires too?
Jason Phelan
I could've run out to the Kwik-e-mart to buy a cheap lighter in that amount of time.
Vonskippy
Who wants to fool around with a girl that smokes?
Justin
Oh boy I wish I had read that disclaimer before hitting play!
Calvin
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.
Anita
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.
Ash
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.
MacGyver
Big deal.
Gellner
can anyone explain why this works?
eek
With a little ingenuity, you could probably bake the potato itself.
NeuroGirl
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...
SenorMysterioso
i like eek's idea, harness the power of the potato to cook it
ted
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.
NeonCat
In the immortal words of Lois Griffin, "If she smokes, she pokes."
lé sibierskie
siktir lan, didn't burn
chris
i cant see the vid coz im using a psp but the comments are funny
semore
um can anyone tell me hwy dose the toothpaste work ??
Some1
this takes so much time ..
Useless .. Sorry ..
r forester
it dont work
Ph.D.USD
It's a simple half-cell galvanic reaction. Essentially the potato and salt act like the inside of a battery and placing the wires together creates a flow of current with a combination of heat and a spark (that's why you wait 5 mins to "charge" up the cell. The cotton merely catches the spark and creates the flame.
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