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08/04/09
My girlfriend.
Actually she burns them down to the little metal tab at the base that the wick is attached to.
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"Mom, you spent how much on this shitty thing? You're such an ass."
"Honey, you're lucky they don't make a larger Child Quick™ version or I'd fondue you for a Donner party."
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I take it you were in Boyscouts too.
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And yes, it is a little bit of a mess, but I haven't found a better fire starter yet. Really, you just budget an hour (to allow for cleanup) and make 2 or 3 egg cartons worth of fire starters, and then you're set for the next 2-3 years. Also, I could do it outside on a camping stove, if I wanted to minimize mess.
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Y'all are being hypocritical. You accuse me of being some slave to purist fire starting, but you won't do the obvious and bring a match light briquet from your grill soaked in science's latest long term flammables? What, is that cheating? You think your concoctions are cheaper? Burn longer?
Starting a fire isn't rocket science. You add up the time you spend making your little firestarters and using them, I'll bet dollars to donuts I can just built a fire. I'm not trying to be some kind of elitist, just pointing out that you are creating a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
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In terms of the time comparison, I bet you'd be right ~95% of the time. I, however, view them as an insurance policy - the rest of the time, they come in real handy. You ever try to start a fire at -20 F, with wood that was soaking wet before it froze? And I do think my 'concoction' is cheaper, as I use sawdust from my saw, egg cartons from my trash, and excess candle wax from around the house, end cost of $0. And I wouldn't be surprised if my 'concoction' burns longer (I've timed them to ~12 minutes). And let's see how well that single charcoal briquette, soaked with lighter fluid (or your choice of flammable material) can start a fire (and don't expect me to carry it, I ain't sticking that thing in my pack).
I posted in order to provide an alternative view on the product lampooned (with good reason) on this site.
08/04/09
Even if I was going your direction, are you really are going to argue that taking the time to make these things is better than simply buying a bag of Kingsford, which will last you forever? I checked their site--they last 10 min. each. As far as cheaper, you forgot the $25 for the wax melter you were commenting on.
But, wow... Hadn't thought of the safety angle. Yeah, sure wouldn't want to be carrying charcoal bricquets camping. Those things are deadly explosive. That is why they sell them in--get this--paper bags and leave 'em stacked up on grocery store floors across the country.
You want an insurance policy? Might look to that little stove I'm sure you carry. Most of us do, since there are so many places and so many conditions where it is either illegal or environmentally unwise to have a fire. Pretty much lives in my pack. A little white gas will light your fire pretty quick if you have a real, "To Build A Fire" style emergency.
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@mnerd:
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And, just for you, we'd stock soap-on-a-rope.
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04/28/09
ARENT LEGOS AWESOME!!! DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS AWESOME?
CAPITAL LETTERS AND FACEBOOK!!! YAY
SO I WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW COMPUTER... I'VE NARROWED IT DOWN TO EITHER A PC OR A MAC... WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK I SHOULD GET?
LOVE YOU
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Or take an unexpected anti-facebook turn. "YOU KNOW WHAT SUCKS! CENSURSHIP AND FACEBOOK!"
Bring the crazy kid. Only then will you have my true respect.
04/28/09
The question is, isn't it amazing how many people can't recognize satire? Yeah. No relation to this thread whatsoever...
And to repeat this question for the hearing impaired, here's Garrett Morris.
THE QUESTION IS, ISN'T IT AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN'T RECOGNIZE SATIRE?
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I scorched the back of a laptop cover, the kind that attaches to the laptop, with the candle that the server placed on the table. Five minutes into working the server dropped off fairly large candles that were lit, and I pushed my laptop back onto it. No real damage was done, but I smell burnt plastic for a time.
Anybody can make this kind of mistake once. Accidents are just that. His mistake is a lesson to us all.
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"Candle Usually Wins"...I get all teary-eyed every time I hear Elton sing it.
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Paper beats Rock
Scissors beat Paper
Rock beats Laptop
Scissors beat Candle
Candle beats Laptop
Laptop shocks Scissor
Am I missing anything?
04/13/09
Well, the latter.
Specifically, the Madame Tussaud remix--much more appropriate to this story's theme.
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God creates dinosaurs,
God destroys dinosaurs,
God creates man,
man destroys God,
man creates dinosaurs,
dinosaurs destroy man.........woman inherits the earth!
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Bondage and discipline isn't specifically wax related.
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moral of the story? don't get pi$$ drunk
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