Some things you simply have to share

[desperance]

"I knew success was within reach when I was able to ignite and melt the pan using seven beef sticks and a cucumber.
"No, seriously. The device I built was a form of thermal lance. A thermal lance, typically made of iron instead of bacon..."

Comments

[rhionnach.livejournal.com]

Sounds as though you have found a worthy sucessor to Salthouse!

[peake.livejournal.com]

I'm not eating at his house. I suspect the meat would be a little over-cooked and the vegetables a tad dry.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Hee. Tonight, you win the internets.

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad there are people out there who do this kind of thing. It saves the rest of us having to figure it out for ourselves.

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

My dear friend latexiron once made a thermic lance out of spaghetti. Evidence here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKZtb6dTWSY

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

You could have said "My dear friend [deleted] once made a thermic lance out of spaghetti" and I think we would all have guessed who pretty quickly...

[moral-vacuum.livejournal.com]

Not EVERYONE knows Mathias, it only seems that way.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

It is one of those Achievements that are Special, is it not?

[julesjones]

You did note the "don';t try this at home, kids" warning, *didn't* you?

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Hah. Have bacon. Have cucumber. Have any number of old roasting-dishes. What's the problem...?

What's the problem?

[durham-rambler.livejournal.com]

You do not have a oxygen cylinder. Also you need engineering-grade bacon.

[ci5rod.livejournal.com]

At last! A use for cucumber!