At first glance, this ethanol-powered fireplace seems like a waste of perfectly good booze. While we all like curling up to a fire with the Missus, we obviously also enjoy a fine, long bender involving a jukebox, a forlorn love letter, and a bottle of grain alcohol.

This modular fireplace by Ecosmart allows you to place a burning object anywhere in your home. Powered by ethanol or its minty-fresh cousin, methylated spirits, these $2200-$7000 fireplaces seem to be just extremely expensive alcohol lamps, but what do I know?

Modular Fireplaces from Company Ecosmart [OhGizmo]

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