Flaming Bacon "Lance of Death"

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In today's episode of Boing Boing Video, a collaboration with PopSci, we debut the world-premiere of the first video documenting the sort of experiments you'll find in this book -- in which Theo cuts steel with bacon. It's a FLAMING BACON LANCE OF DEATH.

Yes, that's right, using nothing but bacon -- okay, prosciutto -- and an air hose, Mr. Gray constructs a high performance thermic lance that seriously cuts sheet metal.

In this video, you'll also see a purely VEGAN THERMIC LANCE built from one cucumber and several dozen thin vegetable-oil coated breadsticks. (Tip: the performance is all about the oil). This hotrod burns fast and furious, but does not last long enough to initiate a cut in steel sheet. The flame front travels towards the back of the cucumber and endangers the operator when it reaches the rubber connector.

Theo also built a CUCUMBER-BEEFSTICK LANCE. A high-performance thermic lance constructed from seven beefsticks and a cucumber. Later versions used Pup-Peroni brand dog treats, which are exactly like beef sticks only cheaper.

In some ways this device out-performed the Bacon Lance, and it's much easier to build.

But it's not made of bacon.

More: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/15/bb-video-the-flaming.html



Who said cooking isn't exciting? :)

[htuttle]

1. That reminds me of a link I found years ago...

STRAWBERRY POPTART BLOWTORCHES
http://www.pmichaud.com/toast/

Good to see that the field of high-performance food incineration is still thriving!

[Tab]

2. Pshaww... That's nothing

Compared to the jet-powered beer cooler.

http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/

[hippywife]

3. I stopped watching after about a minute or so.

I can't believe someone would do that with lovely prosciutto, and at the cost of all that lovely prosciutto. What a waste.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

4. HAHAHAHHAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

" . . . an engineering grade of bacon, known as prosciutto."

That's about the best line ever .........................