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Unwanted Visitor, Portrait of Wildfire

Miss Cellania — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:32:31 +0000

These sculptures of flames by artist Herb Williams are an outdoor installation at the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock, Texas. The name of the work is “Unwanted Visitor, Portrait of Wildfire.” But take a closer look -the flames are made of crayons! As the suns hits them, temperatures rise and fall, and the wind blows, the sculptures will melt, move, and change considerably, as they are designed to do. Link -via Laughing Squid

(Image credit: Ashton Thornhill)

20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Fire

Miss Cellania — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:45:09 +0000

In the October issue of Discover magazine, LeeAundra Keany tells us that a bonfire is “basically a tree running in reverse,” and other interesting facts.

1 Fire is an event, not a thing. Heating wood or other fuel releases volatile vapors that can rapidly combust with oxygen in the air; the resulting incandescent bloom of gas further heats the fuel, releasing more vapors and perpetuating the cycle.

2 Most of the fuels we use derive their energy from trapped solar rays. In photosynthesis, sunlight and heat make chemical energy (in the form of wood or fossil fuel); fire uses chemical energy to produce light and heat.

3 So a bonfire is basically a tree running in reverse.

4 Assuming stable fuel, heat, and oxygen levels, a typical house fire will double in size every minute.

Read the rest at Discover. Link -via Not Exactly Rocket Science

Wildfire by Sebastian Kuntz

Alex — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:10:39 +0000

Image: i am sebastian/Flickr

Sebastian Kuntz created the image above for Sabath Media Design Agency's internal magazine. I suspect a bit of photoshoppery was involved. That, or magic. Maybe mostly magic.

Spontaneous Human Combustion

Queuebot — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:56:18 +0000

There have been about 200 reported cases of spontaneous human combustion reported in history, in which a person was killed by a fire that could not be explained otherwise. What happened? And is there a scientific explanation for these cases?

The earliest case of SHC that we know of today comes from a Danish anatomist named Thomas Bartholin who in 1663 described an occurrence in Paris where a woman was burnt completely to ashes in her sleep while the straw mattress upon which she was laying remained unmarred by the flames that had consumed her. Since the reporting of this case of spontaneous human combustion to the whole of the European community, many others have been recorded in history. Yet, they tend to have a similar pattern in the resulting accounts. The victim is generally found almost completely consumed by a then died out fire in his or her home or place of residence.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by vedran84.

Porsche Modded with a Boeing Jet Engine

Alex — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:51:09 +0000

How do you make a Porsche 928 even better? Add a Boeing turbine jet engine!

Bonus: flame shooter lets you roast marshmallows while you’re out impressin’ the ladies with your lil’ sports coupe!

Link

Previously on Neatorama: Ron Patrick’s Jet-Powered Volkswagen Beetle and Honda Scooter

Now You, Too, Can Smell Like a Whopper

Stacy — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:15:52 +0000

As if the Burger King isn’t creepy enough all on his own, now you can smell like him. I’m still hoping this perfume is a joke. It’s called Flame, and for a mere $3.99, you can smell like “the scent of seduction, with a hint of flame broiled meat.”

That’s really all I can say about this. Color me flabbergasted.

Link via Slashfood. Photo from Adland.