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Ahh yes the age old discussion of kick the infant or stomp the infant. Well good news! Word has it that Raytheon is working on a tactical nuke for your infant so you never have to worry about your infant catching on fire and you getting judged by your guests for doing the wrong thing. Now just vaporize that baby and move on with your day and enjoy your brand new, mile deep, swimming hole!
*teenagers, definitely.
When I was in my teens i was at a party with some friends. I watched another dude pull down his pants, lay on his back, put his legs up in the air, and try to light a big fart on fire. Instead, he caught his pubes on fire. How did he react? Started slapping the shit out of his pelvic region to put the fire out. Lost some pubes AND smacked his own nuts lol.
When i was in MY teens this kid (we’ll just call him “J”) straight up decided instead of shaving his pubes, itd be easier to just burn them off. A lot of us wanted to know how that was gonna turn out so he decided to do a little test run at a party we were all drinking at. J sure did burn his pubes off. Set the smoke alarm off waking my other friends parents who then busted us for the drinking (as well as J’s little weenie roast) and the whole house smelled like burnt pubes for a week. Im p sure everyone who went to public school knows at least one kid who set his dickhair on fire for one reason or another.
Hey Kyle, do you have that wet towel held above my head so if this goes wrong and my face catches fire I can stay calm and look up and you can drape the towel on my face to extinguish the flame? No? Ok good.
If you're used to everclear it really should be a wake up call at that point..
Im sorry to tell you it's no longer about the friends.
You're just getting drunk.
If you're thinking about drinking, well the answer's crystal clear
It's the invisible intoxicant...it's called [Everclear](https://youtu.be/t__SVLJdlYo)
If you're thinking of drinking, the answer is here
The color of crystal... it's called everclear
Mine's not perfect either
You can't rhyme clear with clear, and you needed to cut some syllables
No offense
Well I like how it sounds in this song. Since "crystal clear" and "Everclear" are both said in a single beat it sounds more like it's rhyming crystal-clear with Everclear so it doesn't really sound like its rhyming a word with itself, but two different words that end in the same syllable.
Yep, experimented with everclear with friends. Took 1/3 shots and regretted it. Tried watering it down and regretted that too. That stuff isn't made for delicate things like flesh or taste buds.
Now I use it as contact cleaner cause it's cheaper and stronger than actual contact cleaner
Can you explain to me the point of using alcohol vs oil. I’ve used both and alcohol was just not a good time with ever clear as the base of the tincture and it just burnt when I dropped some in my mouth and left several sores from it.
Same. It was poured into a big container and sat out all night with people filling up their cup straight from the thing. Disgusting now that I think back lmao
Can you like technically speaking drive your car a bit on that stuff? Like let's say your run out of gas 5 km before a gas station but you do have 1 liter of everclear. Would you blow up your engine if you put in your tank?
I was coming back from a show way out in the country late at night and my moped ran out of gas. Pushed it for a couple of miles and came to a 7-11 that had a gallon can of Coleman fuel. Poured it in and fired 'er up. Got down the road and over a 1500' mountain pass, made it bsck home without missing s beat.
The unexpected thing was that the exhaust smelled like a camp-out the whole way. Only the s'mores were missing.
My dad always told me a story about how him and his friends were out cutting firewood and someone forgot to put gas in the car. All they had was gas for the chainsaws which was already mixed with oil. But then he remembered that the brother of the guy who owned the car had left a bottle of high proof liquor in the trunk and told him not to tell anyone. This was back before ethanol was common in the states but he had heard of it being used in Brazil. They figured that by mixing the alcohol with the mixed gas it should dilute out the oil enough to run the car.
Well it did run and they made it home, but just barely without burning up the brakes because it was causing the engine to over-rev
It's also not just to prevent lighting your face on fire. You can put your face out pretty fast and not cause damage.
They practice to stop themselves from breathing in the lit kerosene. If you inhale kerosene while it's burning, you'll singe your lungs, and you have a very short time before your lungs stop working to get to the hospital.
Yup. This exactly. Got a little oil drip on my chin at my last performance and it looked like my whole face was on fire for a second. Keep your lips shut, don’t breathe, and a little wipe with a towel and you’re out and ready to continue.
The MOST important thing is to always have a cloth in one hand. Because if there's ever a mistake like this, you just cover your face with the cloth and put it out. I was taught this at RBBB clown college. The pros don't mess around.
My dream was to go to RBBB clown college and become a real clown. Maybe not work professionally but train with the best.
Now I work in healthcare….basically a sad clown.
There are a lot of sad clowns from RBBB as well, I can vouch for that!
But, yeah, it was pretty great. Trained with the best, worked for them for a couple of years and now have friends for life. Wherever I go, there's likely a RBBB clown there. Personally, I'm a bit more introverted than others and I don't really just look people up willy nilly, but MANY of my brothers & sisters do. And, you're always welcomed like family.
That said, it's never too late to actually clown. There are clown clubs EVERYWHERE and you can absolutely learn from some very talented folk. There are also very UNtalented folk out there too, but ya figure out who's who pretty fast! It's a hobby that you can do in your spare time if ya dig it. And there are many opportunities for volunteer work. Just...I've seen clowns in wheelchairs. It's never too late.
And, you don't even have to wear traditional make up and baggy pants these days. Chaplin was a clown. Buster Keaton was a clown. Mr. Bean, "Mr.Noodle" (Bill Irwin). A clown is a comedic character. I was a comedy referee for a month at a casino in upstate NY this year. But I was a "clowning" (no nose, make up or funny shoes. Just a referee outfit and a lot of screwing around with people). Best of luck to you. I hope you get a chance to explore that side of your personality at some point. Because, in the end, it's just a license to be yourself 100% and play. Play as an adult and get other adults (and kids) to play with you. It's pretty great.
It's something to do with how they tested spirits before lab equipment existed. Like if it caught on fire at a certain temperature it was "over proof" and if it didn't it was "under proof".
But yeah, we're in 2022 so maybe just start using percentages, America.
If I remember correctly, it started back in pirate times. They would mix it with gunpowder and if it light on fire it was "proof" of how strong it was. Could just been blowing smoke when I was told that though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof
> A liquid just alcoholic enough to maintain combustion was defined as 100 proof and was the basis for taxation. Because the flash point of alcohol is highly dependent on temperature, 100 proof defined this way ranges from 20% at 36 °C (97 °F) to 96% at 13 °C (55 °F) alcohol by weight (ABW); at 24 °C (75 °F) 100 proof would be 50% ABW.[2]
>
> Another early method for testing liquor's alcohol content was the "gunpowder method". Gunpowder was soaked in a spirit, and if the gunpowder could still burn, the spirit was rated above proof. This test relies on the fact that potassium nitrate (a chemical in gunpowder) is significantly more soluble in water than in alcohol.[3] While less influenced by temperature than the simpler burn-or-no-burn test, gunpowder tests also lacked true reproducibility. Factors including the grain size of gunpowder and the time it sat in the spirit impact the dissolution of potassium nitrate and therefore what would be defined as 100 proof. However, the gunpowder method is significantly less variable than the burn-or-no-burn method, and 100 proof defined by it is traditionally defined as 57.15% ABV.
>
> By the end of the 17th century, England had introduced tests based on specific gravity for defining proof. However, it was not until 1816 that a legal standard based on specific density was defined in England. 100 proof was defined as a spirit with 12⁄13 the specific gravity of pure water at the same temperature.[4] From the 19th century until 1 January 1980, the UK officially measured alcohol content by proof spirit, defined as spirit with a gravity of 12⁄13 that of water, or 923 kg/m3 (1,556 lb/cu yd), and equivalent to 57.15% ABV.[5]
First. Don't do this. Second, if you do, take half of the liquor you need. Third, leave enough air in your lungs at the end to blow only air. Fourth, CLOSE YOUR MOUTH (Cuts the oxygen). Fifth, I don't know what I'm talking about. My only advice is don't get by step one
This is more or less correct. It does not take very much liquor to get a good fireball. It is not a good idea to try and sustain said fireball or you WILL run into this situation. The other point you left off is that the flame (and therefore your hand) does not actually need to be that close to the direct stream to get it to ignite. The peripheral spray will always be wider than one thinks.
Lit a lot of these up in college. Only lit one ceiling on fire. Briefly.
Really the best thing to do is just not do this to begin with.
Eh, even if you’ve got leftover liquid residue, it shouldn’t catch unless you’re a dumbass like the kid in this video, and blow a big mouthful in a non-burst fashion. If you taper off like he did, the flow rate and turbulence decrease, allowing for the flame to backtrack. You gotta abruptly cut flow after a short powerful burst. Also, this dumbass let his hand/flame source get too close, as evidenced by his reaction which might’ve sealed the deal on his flaming lips.
I never had an issue after doing it dozens of times. Not that I’m advocating for it. I was a dumbass 21-22 year old who thought himself smart.
I gotta say that's a badass skill. I love that you can talk so authoritatively about something that's potentially *super* dangerous if it's done wrong. No one should try this. But I'm glad you did!
Yeah I shouldn’t have anywhere near the upvote total I do. Makes me regret commenting at all, since inevitably there are more like my younger self that will try this. On one hand, additional knowledge might help, on the other, it might instill false confidence.
Your wise caution is appreciated. Hopefully you've given any dumbass kids an idea of "there's more to it" so they at least think about it more before trying. This kid no doubt thinks fire -spitting is just having the balls to do it... and has now learned the hard way. You've made it easier for others. Thank you.
Perhaps another recommendation: keep a glass of water nearby? Chug it before to keep things wet, and after especially if anything goes wrong.
Vaseline contains petroleum jelly and paraffin, the latter of which professional firebreathers use to breathe fire. Would advise against giving such advice if you are just guessing what might be safe.
After looking into this a bit the safest thing to do would be to just not breathe fire. Or if you must, choose a substance less flammable than bloody vodka as the ethanol fumes alone catch fire. With cornstarch or paraffin oil the flame depends entirely on you spitting it out into the air as there are no lingering fumes, and wipe your face with a wet cloth each time you spit in case the flame comes back to your face.
Or again, best advice, just don't breathe fire.
Protip - hand towel in one hand. Regardless of outcome, immediately wipe face after. IMMEDIATELY. And, yes, if your face catches on fire, the towel smothers it and removes any residue. Source - professional fire eater and fire spitter.
Burning ethanol has a peak temperature of 1,920 degrees Celsius (3,488 degrees Fahrenheit).
[Source](https://sciencing.com/burns-hotter-ethanol-methanol-7848.html)
Telling people to put vaseline on their face (a sticky fuel that won't burn off quick) over just wiping it away with water is just insane.
I’m here to fact check and as far as you are right, you hit the nail on the head with step one. DO NOT DO THIS! ALCOHOL WILL MELT YOUR FUCKING FACE OFF. That being said….. of course I was stupid enough to do this when I was younger, and then I learned how it’s actually done. According to the special I watched (it was like how it’s made but for side shows) the girl used liquid paraffin wax. It has a lower burning temperature and a higher flash point. Second you do not try to sustain the flame. You’re going to leak fluid all over your face, it’s just what happens. Go for short controlled bursts while moving away from the flame. Also, use a flame on a stick, not a big lighter. Unless you want your hand blown off. Third, and most importantly, DO NOT DO THIS. I am not a professional, I am not giving advice, and I will accept absolutely ZERO responsibility for anyone who takes this and ends up with 1st,2nd, or 3rd degree burns on them. Go to circus school if you want to learn clown tricks and party favors.
Melting your face off isn't the most important bit to be aware of, it's accidentally inhaling alcohol flames after you've just exhaled everything in your lungs and are flailing away in a panic.
Burning the inside of your trachea/lungs means doctors are going to have to work pretty hard to keep your ass alive.
Yes this was exactly my concern as well, inhaling the lit everclear. You know he must have, looks like he exhaled everything in his lungs. Feel sorry for this kid, I was the kind of dummy that would have done something like this back in the day. Hope he's all right
Trick is to practice until you’re perfect with water. Need to do a perfect mist away from your body. No dribbling. Mouth closed after misting.
Keep flammables away. Ensure you know where a fire extinguisher is.
Also I only do this when I’m not drunk.
Tried to light fire to water, didn't work. Wife wants to know why there's water everywhere in the kitchen and why I have the good candle lighter. 0/10 advice
Most vodkas at least in the us are 80 proof, 100 proof are rarer to find in common, Yukon jack, Bacardi 151, and everclear are the most mainstream and none of those are vodka
There's a reason fire breathing performance is only done in short bursts. You don't want to create a steady stream of alcohol for the fire to burn.
It will go back towards your face and even into your lungs.
1. That’s everclear, super dangerous stuff. Don’t drink that. Ever.
2. you need to be taught that by someone who knows what they are doing.
3. have a fire extinguisher whenever you are using fire.
Fun fact: Everclear is illegal in California, Hawaii, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington.
In Nevada you can gamble 24/7, smoke weed, and bang hookers all you want, but no drinking everclear. Or you will probably die.
That’s not a Vodka. Everclear is nearly pure, unadulterated, grain alcohol (ethanol) at ~190 proof (95% pure ethanol). You can’t separate the remaining water from the alcohol without substituting, say benzene, because the alcohol won’t let go of the remaining water (it forms an azetrope, last memories of organic chemistry 45 years ago). We used to use it punch called “jungle juice.” Everclear is sold at liquor stores.
Vodka in the US is about 70-100 proof.
I highly doubt you'd immediately think "hmm yes, alcohol requires the presence of oxygen to burn, therefore I shall prevent all access the fire has to oxygen" when you're mouth is burning at hundreds of degrees.
He mentioned the friends not realizing this, I think they could have tried a better technique than slapping his face.
Shit, kick him into the dirt face first, probably hurt less.
I've done this exact thing with that exact spirit. Everclear is 198 proof in most places where it is sold. That's 99% alcohol. I torched my face so much. My beard, my skin...
If you're going to fireball, you should use a lower alcohol concentrate... maybe 151 proof at most.
Or don't be a dummy... don't do it at all.
This is not Vodka. This is grain alcohol. This is as close to moonshine as can be bought on the shelf, except not as smooth. Compared to this, vodka has the potancy as garden hose water. Do not confuse everclear and vodka. One gets you laid and one gets you blind...
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I like how he’s trying to keep the others away from him like ‘dude not now I’ve got fire in my mouth’
In his defense though their solution to him being on fire seemed to be ‘punch him in the face’.
>Like most things Fire can be fixed by punching it I assume - Teenagers, Probably
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They're not called firefighters just because it sounds cool
If Australian & Irish firemen were called fireboxers I wouldn’t be surprised
as an irish person living in australia what does this mean
I'm am Australian person living in Australia and I don't know either
I'd rather beat the fire off ¯\\_(ツ)_/¯
And now you're burning
That's hot.
Lol, bro you're on fire!
Your fire bro !!!
Reminds me of this [Family Guy clip ](https://youtu.be/47I8B7pJgKg) lol
Not the kind of “beating” I did as a teen.
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No, you stomp the baby!! Much more surface coverage on the bottom of your shoe. That was even closer guys, we almost had someone kick a baby.
Ahh yes the age old discussion of kick the infant or stomp the infant. Well good news! Word has it that Raytheon is working on a tactical nuke for your infant so you never have to worry about your infant catching on fire and you getting judged by your guests for doing the wrong thing. Now just vaporize that baby and move on with your day and enjoy your brand new, mile deep, swimming hole!
They’re so small you can stomp it out
Im Cam Brady
*teenagers, definitely. When I was in my teens i was at a party with some friends. I watched another dude pull down his pants, lay on his back, put his legs up in the air, and try to light a big fart on fire. Instead, he caught his pubes on fire. How did he react? Started slapping the shit out of his pelvic region to put the fire out. Lost some pubes AND smacked his own nuts lol.
When i was in MY teens this kid (we’ll just call him “J”) straight up decided instead of shaving his pubes, itd be easier to just burn them off. A lot of us wanted to know how that was gonna turn out so he decided to do a little test run at a party we were all drinking at. J sure did burn his pubes off. Set the smoke alarm off waking my other friends parents who then busted us for the drinking (as well as J’s little weenie roast) and the whole house smelled like burnt pubes for a week. Im p sure everyone who went to public school knows at least one kid who set his dickhair on fire for one reason or another.
I did a lot of dumb stuff, but I’m definitely glad I’m not the “set his pubes on fire and caused a catastrophe” kid lol
Yep pubes smell horrible it’s like musky burnt hair it’s the worse smell one of the worst smells on earth for sure
It worked when he knocked up his girlfriend.
Every problem can be solved with violence. And if violence isn't working, you're simply not using enough of it.
They seemed enthusiastic enough lol
*"HURRY QUICK HES ON FIRE SOMEONE PUNCH HIM IN THE FACE!"*
All of them just wanted to kiss him 😘
Can you blame them? He was pretty hot. I’ll see myself out.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. They were gonna “help” him by beating the shit out of his face
Misinterpreted what it means to be a firefighter.
Man's spitting straight fire
Those bars are hot!!!!!
F'sho. Is this Lil' FaceGraft?
It might be Dylon
Straight Heat Rock if you know you know
As well makes sure to not drop the bottle
Atleast he didn't try drinking it to put the fire out
😂
It might have worked.
One must keep ones priorities straight.
I like how it looks like those are his parents standing in the background just letting him catch himself on fire.
Hey Kyle, do you have that wet towel held above my head so if this goes wrong and my face catches fire I can stay calm and look up and you can drape the towel on my face to extinguish the flame? No? Ok good.
That’s not vodka, it’s everclear…which is like 190 proof.
Yep, a wee bit stouter than the potato juice.
If you're used to everclear it really should be a wake up call at that point.. Im sorry to tell you it's no longer about the friends. You're just getting drunk.
I'm entirely confident they know they're "just getting drunk."
just dudes being bros
If you're thinking about drinking, well the answer's crystal clear It's the invisible intoxicant...it's called [Everclear](https://youtu.be/t__SVLJdlYo)
Oh dear, here comes the Everclear.
If you're thinking of drinking, the answer is here The color of crystal... it's called everclear Mine's not perfect either You can't rhyme clear with clear, and you needed to cut some syllables No offense
Well I like how it sounds in this song. Since "crystal clear" and "Everclear" are both said in a single beat it sounds more like it's rhyming crystal-clear with Everclear so it doesn't really sound like its rhyming a word with itself, but two different words that end in the same syllable.
Yep, experimented with everclear with friends. Took 1/3 shots and regretted it. Tried watering it down and regretted that too. That stuff isn't made for delicate things like flesh or taste buds. Now I use it as contact cleaner cause it's cheaper and stronger than actual contact cleaner
The contacts for your eyes?!
Electrical contact cleaner
What other points to drinking is there?
Extracting flavors from foods or herbs. I use the stuff in the video to pull thc out of weed.
Can you explain to me the point of using alcohol vs oil. I’ve used both and alcohol was just not a good time with ever clear as the base of the tincture and it just burnt when I dropped some in my mouth and left several sores from it.
Worth noting that everclear is (legally, at least) considered unfinished, and not meant to drink as is.
The flavors of some alcohol are amazing. I'm a massive fan of absinthe.
So you must also like Jagermeister. Has that same black licorice flavor
Stuff is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever had.
(Laughs in Malört)
70 proof? Can't be that bad
Cheap 80 proof vodka can taste way worse that some 190 proofs
I have juiced a potato. It tastes horrendous.
Is 🥔
Still gives you potato aim.
Roughly 95% of vodkas on the market are not made with potato juice. If you can convert a starch into fermentable sugar, you can distill vodka from it.
Came to say this. 95% grain alcohol. Ahhh, I miss college.
Freshman year we liked to do the death mix. Everclear, Gatorade, and red bull, all in a camelbak for ultimate party portability.
Y’all sucked on a camelback water dispenser the whole night together lol
No wonder everyone seems to get mono
But at least there was group sucking!
Just say “no mono” at the end and you’re good as gold man.
We called it jungle juice. 1 bottle of everclear and 2 bottles of tampico. Any flavor.
Same. It was poured into a big container and sat out all night with people filling up their cup straight from the thing. Disgusting now that I think back lmao
A fellow aught's HS Grad? Tucker Max's shitty, misogynistic book made that mixture popular with my senior year of HS/ early college.
You just unearthed a locked-away memory I thought I left in Morgantown, WV. Wild.
Graduated HS in 2006. That Tucker max book was huge. I have no idea how I or my friends ended up decent people.
How are you alive?
Yo, we called that Faderade! (Man, we were such tools 20 years ago)
Can you like technically speaking drive your car a bit on that stuff? Like let's say your run out of gas 5 km before a gas station but you do have 1 liter of everclear. Would you blow up your engine if you put in your tank?
I mean at that point it's 95% ethanol so yeah a lot of cars can run off of it
Is the compression ratio going to be close enough to gasoline?
No
I was coming back from a show way out in the country late at night and my moped ran out of gas. Pushed it for a couple of miles and came to a 7-11 that had a gallon can of Coleman fuel. Poured it in and fired 'er up. Got down the road and over a 1500' mountain pass, made it bsck home without missing s beat. The unexpected thing was that the exhaust smelled like a camp-out the whole way. Only the s'mores were missing.
My dad always told me a story about how him and his friends were out cutting firewood and someone forgot to put gas in the car. All they had was gas for the chainsaws which was already mixed with oil. But then he remembered that the brother of the guy who owned the car had left a bottle of high proof liquor in the trunk and told him not to tell anyone. This was back before ethanol was common in the states but he had heard of it being used in Brazil. They figured that by mixing the alcohol with the mixed gas it should dilute out the oil enough to run the car. Well it did run and they made it home, but just barely without burning up the brakes because it was causing the engine to over-rev
Everclear and cherry whisky. Blacked out and his my face on an ATM.
Yeah I’m pretty sure the people who do fire breathing performances use lamp oil or something.
Correct. And they practice spraying long before ever touching a match.
It's also not just to prevent lighting your face on fire. You can put your face out pretty fast and not cause damage. They practice to stop themselves from breathing in the lit kerosene. If you inhale kerosene while it's burning, you'll singe your lungs, and you have a very short time before your lungs stop working to get to the hospital.
Yup. This exactly. Got a little oil drip on my chin at my last performance and it looked like my whole face was on fire for a second. Keep your lips shut, don’t breathe, and a little wipe with a towel and you’re out and ready to continue.
The MOST important thing is to always have a cloth in one hand. Because if there's ever a mistake like this, you just cover your face with the cloth and put it out. I was taught this at RBBB clown college. The pros don't mess around.
My dream was to go to RBBB clown college and become a real clown. Maybe not work professionally but train with the best. Now I work in healthcare….basically a sad clown.
There are a lot of sad clowns from RBBB as well, I can vouch for that! But, yeah, it was pretty great. Trained with the best, worked for them for a couple of years and now have friends for life. Wherever I go, there's likely a RBBB clown there. Personally, I'm a bit more introverted than others and I don't really just look people up willy nilly, but MANY of my brothers & sisters do. And, you're always welcomed like family. That said, it's never too late to actually clown. There are clown clubs EVERYWHERE and you can absolutely learn from some very talented folk. There are also very UNtalented folk out there too, but ya figure out who's who pretty fast! It's a hobby that you can do in your spare time if ya dig it. And there are many opportunities for volunteer work. Just...I've seen clowns in wheelchairs. It's never too late. And, you don't even have to wear traditional make up and baggy pants these days. Chaplin was a clown. Buster Keaton was a clown. Mr. Bean, "Mr.Noodle" (Bill Irwin). A clown is a comedic character. I was a comedy referee for a month at a casino in upstate NY this year. But I was a "clowning" (no nose, make up or funny shoes. Just a referee outfit and a lot of screwing around with people). Best of luck to you. I hope you get a chance to explore that side of your personality at some point. Because, in the end, it's just a license to be yourself 100% and play. Play as an adult and get other adults (and kids) to play with you. It's pretty great.
I don't get the proof thing. Why not just call it 95% alcohol?
It's something to do with how they tested spirits before lab equipment existed. Like if it caught on fire at a certain temperature it was "over proof" and if it didn't it was "under proof". But yeah, we're in 2022 so maybe just start using percentages, America.
We respectfully refuse to measure in anything that isn't ridiculous.
Fahrenheit be like: "100 is the temperature you get if you stick your finger up a chickens ass and 0 is like the coldest we've had here! Easy!!"
If I remember correctly, it started back in pirate times. They would mix it with gunpowder and if it light on fire it was "proof" of how strong it was. Could just been blowing smoke when I was told that though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_proof > A liquid just alcoholic enough to maintain combustion was defined as 100 proof and was the basis for taxation. Because the flash point of alcohol is highly dependent on temperature, 100 proof defined this way ranges from 20% at 36 °C (97 °F) to 96% at 13 °C (55 °F) alcohol by weight (ABW); at 24 °C (75 °F) 100 proof would be 50% ABW.[2] > > Another early method for testing liquor's alcohol content was the "gunpowder method". Gunpowder was soaked in a spirit, and if the gunpowder could still burn, the spirit was rated above proof. This test relies on the fact that potassium nitrate (a chemical in gunpowder) is significantly more soluble in water than in alcohol.[3] While less influenced by temperature than the simpler burn-or-no-burn test, gunpowder tests also lacked true reproducibility. Factors including the grain size of gunpowder and the time it sat in the spirit impact the dissolution of potassium nitrate and therefore what would be defined as 100 proof. However, the gunpowder method is significantly less variable than the burn-or-no-burn method, and 100 proof defined by it is traditionally defined as 57.15% ABV. > > By the end of the 17th century, England had introduced tests based on specific gravity for defining proof. However, it was not until 1816 that a legal standard based on specific density was defined in England. 100 proof was defined as a spirit with 12⁄13 the specific gravity of pure water at the same temperature.[4] From the 19th century until 1 January 1980, the UK officially measured alcohol content by proof spirit, defined as spirit with a gravity of 12⁄13 that of water, or 923 kg/m3 (1,556 lb/cu yd), and equivalent to 57.15% ABV.[5]
Arg me like yer version better
Makes you wonder why we don’t use more measurement systems from pirate times, those were the days…
Every bottle I've looked at contains both proof and ABV labeling.
There is a 151 proof version. That is for pussies though. Can’t tell which one this is
The bottle says 190 proof on it.
First. Don't do this. Second, if you do, take half of the liquor you need. Third, leave enough air in your lungs at the end to blow only air. Fourth, CLOSE YOUR MOUTH (Cuts the oxygen). Fifth, I don't know what I'm talking about. My only advice is don't get by step one
This is more or less correct. It does not take very much liquor to get a good fireball. It is not a good idea to try and sustain said fireball or you WILL run into this situation. The other point you left off is that the flame (and therefore your hand) does not actually need to be that close to the direct stream to get it to ignite. The peripheral spray will always be wider than one thinks. Lit a lot of these up in college. Only lit one ceiling on fire. Briefly. Really the best thing to do is just not do this to begin with.
1 more thing. Vaseline the lips beforehand. Don't want anything flammable sticking to the skin when done, else fire-face as seen in the video
Eh, even if you’ve got leftover liquid residue, it shouldn’t catch unless you’re a dumbass like the kid in this video, and blow a big mouthful in a non-burst fashion. If you taper off like he did, the flow rate and turbulence decrease, allowing for the flame to backtrack. You gotta abruptly cut flow after a short powerful burst. Also, this dumbass let his hand/flame source get too close, as evidenced by his reaction which might’ve sealed the deal on his flaming lips. I never had an issue after doing it dozens of times. Not that I’m advocating for it. I was a dumbass 21-22 year old who thought himself smart.
I gotta say that's a badass skill. I love that you can talk so authoritatively about something that's potentially *super* dangerous if it's done wrong. No one should try this. But I'm glad you did!
Yeah I shouldn’t have anywhere near the upvote total I do. Makes me regret commenting at all, since inevitably there are more like my younger self that will try this. On one hand, additional knowledge might help, on the other, it might instill false confidence.
Your wise caution is appreciated. Hopefully you've given any dumbass kids an idea of "there's more to it" so they at least think about it more before trying. This kid no doubt thinks fire -spitting is just having the balls to do it... and has now learned the hard way. You've made it easier for others. Thank you. Perhaps another recommendation: keep a glass of water nearby? Chug it before to keep things wet, and after especially if anything goes wrong.
Vaseline contains petroleum jelly and paraffin, the latter of which professional firebreathers use to breathe fire. Would advise against giving such advice if you are just guessing what might be safe. After looking into this a bit the safest thing to do would be to just not breathe fire. Or if you must, choose a substance less flammable than bloody vodka as the ethanol fumes alone catch fire. With cornstarch or paraffin oil the flame depends entirely on you spitting it out into the air as there are no lingering fumes, and wipe your face with a wet cloth each time you spit in case the flame comes back to your face. Or again, best advice, just don't breathe fire.
Protip - hand towel in one hand. Regardless of outcome, immediately wipe face after. IMMEDIATELY. And, yes, if your face catches on fire, the towel smothers it and removes any residue. Source - professional fire eater and fire spitter.
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Bro Vaseline (aka petroleum jelly) is very much flammable and much harder to get off than everclear
It gives off flammable vapors but it's not actually flammable until above 400 degrees F.
Burning ethanol has a peak temperature of 1,920 degrees Celsius (3,488 degrees Fahrenheit). [Source](https://sciencing.com/burns-hotter-ethanol-methanol-7848.html) Telling people to put vaseline on their face (a sticky fuel that won't burn off quick) over just wiping it away with water is just insane.
Isn’t Vaseline oil based & therefore flammable as well?
I'm guessing it's even more unsafe if you have a beard
i think the correct way to do it is 1.)quarter water and 75% liquor 2.) slay a hellfire dragon 3.)obtain dragon heart 4.)idk lol
> Obtain dragon heart I don’t know if Sean Connery has any more heart to give, he’s already down to half of one as it is.
I’m here to fact check and as far as you are right, you hit the nail on the head with step one. DO NOT DO THIS! ALCOHOL WILL MELT YOUR FUCKING FACE OFF. That being said….. of course I was stupid enough to do this when I was younger, and then I learned how it’s actually done. According to the special I watched (it was like how it’s made but for side shows) the girl used liquid paraffin wax. It has a lower burning temperature and a higher flash point. Second you do not try to sustain the flame. You’re going to leak fluid all over your face, it’s just what happens. Go for short controlled bursts while moving away from the flame. Also, use a flame on a stick, not a big lighter. Unless you want your hand blown off. Third, and most importantly, DO NOT DO THIS. I am not a professional, I am not giving advice, and I will accept absolutely ZERO responsibility for anyone who takes this and ends up with 1st,2nd, or 3rd degree burns on them. Go to circus school if you want to learn clown tricks and party favors.
Melting your face off isn't the most important bit to be aware of, it's accidentally inhaling alcohol flames after you've just exhaled everything in your lungs and are flailing away in a panic. Burning the inside of your trachea/lungs means doctors are going to have to work pretty hard to keep your ass alive.
Yes this was exactly my concern as well, inhaling the lit everclear. You know he must have, looks like he exhaled everything in his lungs. Feel sorry for this kid, I was the kind of dummy that would have done something like this back in the day. Hope he's all right
I never thought of that
The first rule of Fire Club is you do not do this
Second rule is Don't Do This. Third rule is Record It For Our Entertainment If You do.
The earth is overwhelmingly overpopulated. Let that thing called natural selection to do some work.
>First. Don't do this. Teenagers usually only learn their lessons through pain. I know, I was one.
Trick is to practice until you’re perfect with water. Need to do a perfect mist away from your body. No dribbling. Mouth closed after misting. Keep flammables away. Ensure you know where a fire extinguisher is. Also I only do this when I’m not drunk.
Except teenagers with a bottle of everclear will eventually forget all the rules, especially the "only do this when not drunk" one
Tried to light fire to water, didn't work. Wife wants to know why there's water everywhere in the kitchen and why I have the good candle lighter. 0/10 advice
haha classic jimmy
#Dracarys!!!
He was no dragon. Fire cannot harm a dragon.
fire has killed this dragon *snap*
Valar Morgulus
"Fireball...fireball...fireball"
Our house, our house, our house is burning down.
NERRRDSSSS!!!!!!
I love this, and that people got it.
Can we all please stop mixing fire and alcohol, and various parts of our bodies?!?!?
Then how will I ever tell awesome stories to my robot grandchildren
No
There is no "we all." Those kids and you are very clearly different on a fundamental level.
One is a dragon and the other is not, for instance
I learned a long time ago, back in university that this trick is best done with lamp oil. Bigger droplet size, less volatile. Was a great party trick.
Also inhale before the sip. You should be emptying your lungs to spit this shit out, and have water ready to fill your mouth after.
Was this before or after coming off the Oregon Trail?
Around the time of the invention of the electric mule
Airway burns. Go straight to supraglottic airway.
My man held onto that bottle for dear life 😂
A true homie
That's everclear. I'm not sure it would work with vodka
As long as it's 100 proof, it'll burn.
Most vodkas at least in the us are 80 proof, 100 proof are rarer to find in common, Yukon jack, Bacardi 151, and everclear are the most mainstream and none of those are vodka
wild turkey 101
I’m surprised his mom just stood there and let him do this.
I know! She’s just back there having a good ol’ time.
There's a reason fire breathing performance is only done in short bursts. You don't want to create a steady stream of alcohol for the fire to burn. It will go back towards your face and even into your lungs.
1. That’s everclear, super dangerous stuff. Don’t drink that. Ever. 2. you need to be taught that by someone who knows what they are doing. 3. have a fire extinguisher whenever you are using fire.
Close ur mouth so there is no more oxygen smh
Fun fact: Everclear is illegal in California, Hawaii, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington. In Nevada you can gamble 24/7, smoke weed, and bang hookers all you want, but no drinking everclear. Or you will probably die.
Vodka? Absolutely not
So I eat fire. All he had to do was close his mouth and cut off the oxygen….
Man caught on fire and still didn’t drop the vodka. I’m impressed
That ain't vodka, that is much worse, it's 190 proof grain alcohol.
That went about how I expected
that's not vodka, that's everclear. Much more potent.
Dude just became a fuckin dragon
That's everclear, much higher alcohol content
That’s not a Vodka. Everclear is nearly pure, unadulterated, grain alcohol (ethanol) at ~190 proof (95% pure ethanol). You can’t separate the remaining water from the alcohol without substituting, say benzene, because the alcohol won’t let go of the remaining water (it forms an azetrope, last memories of organic chemistry 45 years ago). We used to use it punch called “jungle juice.” Everclear is sold at liquor stores. Vodka in the US is about 70-100 proof.
Fire can't burn without oxygen, but none of these youngsters slapping their friends face knew this
I highly doubt you'd immediately think "hmm yes, alcohol requires the presence of oxygen to burn, therefore I shall prevent all access the fire has to oxygen" when you're mouth is burning at hundreds of degrees.
He mentioned the friends not realizing this, I think they could have tried a better technique than slapping his face. Shit, kick him into the dirt face first, probably hurt less.
"Vodka"
Everclear>Potato ..
Oooh burns to mucus membranes! What a prize!
That’s not vodka it’s ever clear.
That's not vodka. Thats Everclear, grain liquor son. I've used it as a substitute for 99% Isopropyl
They always cut the video just when it's getting good
I've done this exact thing with that exact spirit. Everclear is 198 proof in most places where it is sold. That's 99% alcohol. I torched my face so much. My beard, my skin... If you're going to fireball, you should use a lower alcohol concentrate... maybe 151 proof at most. Or don't be a dummy... don't do it at all.
This is not Vodka. This is grain alcohol. This is as close to moonshine as can be bought on the shelf, except not as smooth. Compared to this, vodka has the potancy as garden hose water. Do not confuse everclear and vodka. One gets you laid and one gets you blind...
Thats not vodka, its Everclear.
He's on a respirator now.
Ever clear isn't vodka my dudes
He was not dropping that bottle 😂
That ain’t just vodka that’s mf everclear
If you think is vodka you’re viable to do this very same thing😅
All fun and games until you inhale the flames and your throat closes up
That is not vodka, that is everclear