Simviation Forum - Why is fire fun?

Reply #15 - Oct 12^th, 2003 at 12:59am

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I've done my fair share of playing with fire. I even almost burned a couple houses down. They were small fires but thankfully I got them out Embarrassed

I even once almost started an electrical fire by shorting out an electrical cable in my bedroom Roll Eyes

But since then i've stuck to playing with explosives outside Grin

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Reply #16 - Oct 12^th, 2003 at 8:49pm

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Ok...... when it comes to playing with fire..... now you are getting into the stuff that I do in my real world job. Grin

I get to play with fire all the time..... BIG fires ........ and no one yells at me for doing it. Wink

Been doing this as a pro for about 34 years.

I am a professional ceramic artist....... a potter. I fire my work in a large Japanese-type multi-chamber wood fired kiln called a "noborigama". The firing cycle is about 28 hours of constant stoking to bring all of the five chambers up to the roughly 2400 F (white heat) maturing point of the clay and glazes I use.

I burn about 2+ cords of wood a firing. I burn pine scrap from sawmills 'cause it releases it's heat faster and I don't cut trees just to fire the kiln. At the peak of the firing, when I throw wood into the main firebox on the front end of the kiln........... I can put 5-10 feet of flame that looks like the afterburner on an F-15 out the top of the chimney that is a good 35 feet away Wink

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Then the kiln takes about two days to cool before I can unload the pots.

I understand the facination with fire quite well. Along with the effects that wood firing gets on the wares that can't be gotten any other way...... I really enjoy the entire wood firing process....... from cutting and stacking the wood..... right up to the stoking.

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Reply #17 - Oct 12^th, 2003 at 9:17pm

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Oddly enough the largest explosion I ever made was from an exploding 2,400V 400uf capacitor! not from fire. The band was so loud that I could not hear well for a few days and books fell of of my shelf because of the shockwave.

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Reply #18 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 2:50am

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I love playing with fire!

In a job I used to have I would work in a lab testing road marking materials, quite an industrial process...

Out in the yard we had this weird looking machine. One day, I asked what it was..."Thermic Lance, you want a go?"

THERMIC LANCE? That sounds interesting!! Grin

Basically, it's a large Oxy/Acetylene torch that "burns" an Iron rod in pure Oxygen to produce extra heat...think of a Oxy/Acetylene torch with afterburner. Boy does that thing get hot...really hot! 4000 degrees C hot!!

We cut through all sorts of stuff with this, concrete melts when you use one of these things. We cut through a 9x9" rod of steel in about 20 seconds!! Shocked

If you even get the chance to use one, do, it's one hell of a blast!

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Reply #19 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 5:34am

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fire is so fun and i dont know why. ive always been fascinated at it and been amazed at for how many hours one can sit in front of a camp fire and just stare at it. it must be something descended from down cave men days when they first discovered fire, it provided warmth and light in a world that would have been cold and dark. and that fascination has carried through to today where we just literally get a bang out of seeing things blow up! i know i sure do!

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Reply #20 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 10:18am

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Having been inside more than my fair share of burning buildings, not to mention vehicle fires with God knows what in the trunk, I promise you...fire isn't fun. and if you don't respect it, it will teach you why you should. Wink

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Reply #21 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 1:48pm

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Having been inside more than my fair share of burning buildings, not to mention vehicle fires with God knows what in the trunk, I promise you...fire isn't fun. and if you don't respect it, it will teach you why you should. Wink

True. If you're safe it can be fun. Our family once had a close call where our house was in danger of being burned down. And no, it wasn't me Wink

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Reply #22 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 2:58pm

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I dont mind fireworks displays, but I prefer the soft glow of candlelight. My girlfriend and I tend to burn candles for light instead of turning on the incandescent ones in our home. Much more soothing

As for explosions, I can take them or leave them. Im not impressed either way. Guess since I dislike guns as well Wink

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Reply #23 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 7:32pm

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Since lots of us here seem to like fire & large explosions, maybe thats the reason lots of us are obsessed with combat flight sims........ Wink

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Reply #24 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 9:40pm

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LOL @ wwatkins. Grin

That also explains why I like guns, rifles, and anti-aircraft artillary as well. LOL

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Reply #25 - Oct 13^th, 2003 at 10:13pm

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So now you're saying the mods are Billy-No-Mates!!!
Sock err one thing..... This being my one thing.....
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You can't just keep flaunting that thing around and threatning other Simers. By order of the UN, I put an Atomic Marmalade weapons ban on you. Grin

I think the reason we're facinated with fire is because we're all a bunch of idiots. Let's face it, no other animal goes screaming down the highway at 100mph in a rusty1990 Dodge Caravan, no other animal ties a rope to their feet and jumps off a bridge for fun, no other animal jumps out of a plane for the heck of it. I'm sure you can see my point.

I'm guilty of being dumb too. I used to burn treated wood and mounds of old paper in my fireplace. I violated several environmental laws when I did that. Grin

I have a natural gas fireplace now so I can't burn things.

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Having been inside more than my fair share of burning buildings, not to mention vehicle fires with God knows what in the trunk, I promise you...fire isn't fun. and if you don't respect it, it will teach you why you should

A friend of my Mom's house burnt down several years back due to faulty wireing. Seems the switch box was defective, overheated, and caused the wall it was mounted on to smoulder. The brand of box they had has many problems and is usual only seen in industrial settings. My Mom worked for Federal Pioneer Electric (not the brand in question) for a number of years and knows a thing or two about these boxes. The box had been installed by the previous owners, a do it yourself job. All the electrical in my house was done and checked by my uncle who is a professional electrition. Never try and install something like that yourself. The only thing more dangerous than fire is an electrical fire.

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. Wink

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Reply #26 - Oct 14^th, 2003 at 1:22pm

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Be careful cub. You cop it (no offense deputy!) soon. Tongue

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Reply #27 - Oct 14^th, 2003 at 1:37pm

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Dave (aka Fly2e) and I love fire for obvious reasons!! Grin

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