MOTM

Har! I knew better than to compete with Larry on electricity 
stories...

I'll just shut up before I tell the one about the black powder cannon 
we used to set off with the flash pots to get a bigger boom, which 
sent a chair seat across the club in flames one night...

Pyro Moe

--- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> Well, if  batteries had not been specified, I could show you how to 
start a
> fire with wires.  We have this thing we do at work where we 
intentionally
> start 7200 volt fires (limited current) to show people what happens 
when you
> touch power lines.  Let's say I can cook two hot dogs much faster 
than a
> microwave.  :)
> Larry H
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mate_stubb@y...>
> To: <motm@y...>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:09 PM
> Subject: [motm] Re: waaaay ot--hot wires
> 
> 
> When I used to rock n' roll with a band which used a lot of pyro, we
> built flash pots which were nothing more than 2 screw terminals with
> an AC cord attached. Instead of buying special trigger wire, we 
would
> make our own by taking zip wire and unravelling it to use a single
> strand of thin copper. The 120v was enough to pop it every time,
> without blowing breakers. Of course, you can fry yourself if you 
wire
> it up and it's still plugged in. Dangerous!
> 
> Moe
> 
> --- In motm@y..., "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh@i...> wrote:
> > You want nicrome wire.  It used to be sold a lot for model rocket
> engine igniters.  Of course, you could just use model rocket engine
> igniters.  Check your hobby shop..   You can light them off 3 or
> 4 "D" cells quite easily.  I never tried AA, but seems reasonable,
> just not as many times.  :)
> > Larry H
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: klem klemmingberg
> >   To: motm@y...
> >   Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 10:27 PM
> >   Subject: [motm] waaaay ot--hot wires
> >
> >
> >   Howdy--
> >   I want to ignite flash paper electrically--from some aa
> batteries.  I'm thinking
> >   very thin wire would heat up well, but i'm not sure if there's
> some trick to getting wire
> >   extra hot.  Or is there some sort of electronic component that
> would do the trick for me?
> >
> >   Please reply off list.
> >
> >   tomr
> >   (keeping the OT in MOTM)
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