Artistic Fire Pit by John T. Unger

It's funny, but I was just staring at the broken (stuck valve) propane tank last night and thinking wouldn't it be nice if I could cut it apart and make a little fire bowl out of it.

I eventually decided that even if the tank was empty, it probably wouldn't be truly empty and taking a saw to it would produce sparks that would thus win me a nice Darwin Award.

That would be awesome until someone falls into the fire (which surprisingly enough happens all the time with my friends). Not only would you get burned but also impaled. And possibly become attached to a bucket full of burning wood.

I mean, cool concept and all, but a little steep, don't you think? Really, I couldn't see myself spending hundreds of dollars on something that is obviously going to rust away... or possibly end up stabing someone's calf.

This is a ridiculous example of form overpowering function. It's not even interesting or even well-executed enough as sculpture to be worth $748 except to the most gullible art collector, and as an actual useful fire pit... well, my first thought was what eecue said: you could easily end up skewered and attached to a bucket of burning wood.

On the other hand, it looks like it would be perfect for burning those hideously ugly and equally overpriced hoodies they sell at BoingBoing.

If you like it, would be cheaper to draw one on an old propane tank and pay a welder to cut it. Dangerous to try it yourself, though:
http://tinyurl.com/4jwmfo

I thought these were great! Until I saw the price that is. Hell, I could make them for 10% of that price.

Echoing comments above, it's nice to see a firepit that's dangerous even when there's no fire. It's like making a sheath for a knife, but the sheath has a blade on it too.

That's all cool...but I can't see how you can actually use that to cook with a pan or pot on top of it.

A little expensive... I believe.