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Purifying Flame

by Harry Nopers


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                         Purifying Flame
                                by
                           Harry Nopers
                                in
                               2004

You know that instant hand sanitizer?  A bottle of it can be
endlessly entertaining, especially for those with a pyromaniac
bent.

You see, this stuff is an almost perfect mixture of alcohol and
water.  It burns -- but it burns slowly, with a steady blue glow
that scarcely even looks like flame.  This opens up endless
possibilities for really remarkable effects.

Here's how to use it:

Find a flat, heat-proof surface.  A tile floor will do in a pinch,
as will the inside of your kitchen sink, but it's safer (and
roomier) to work outdoors.  If you have a balcony or back patio,
great.  Otherwise you'll have to work on the driveway and risk
drawing attention.  But you're smart kids.  You'll figure
something out.

Now comes your real opportunity for creativity.  Get yourself a
bottle of sani.  A flip-top container is preferable to a pump
bottle; it draws more even lines.  And drawing lines is what you
want to do -- outlining whatever it is you'd like to see in
lights.

I should reiterate:  Even, consistent lines are key.  Draw your
lines too thin, and they won't light.  Make them too thick or
sloppy, and they will flare and spread, leaving your image hard to
discern.

Start simple:  a line, a circle, an X, a couple of block capitals
or a smiley face.  Touch a match to it, and watch the blue glow
spread across the whole layout.

If you have disconnected sets of lines (such as that smiley face),
you don't necessarily have to light them separately.  It may work
to draw a "filament" between them -- a line thick enough to
communicate the flame, but thin enough to burn itself out
afterwards without disturbing the picture.  Experiment:  it isn't
always possible, but when it works it's a great effect.

Once you've learned to make clean, even lines, you can draw images
of more complexity.  You could try simple cariacatures or
cartoons; for clarity's sake these should be drawn as large as
possible.  Writing in cursive and lighting the first stroke can
give an "invisible penman" effect.  Making pools of sani and
connecting them produces a flaming mountain range.  I am certain
you can come up with more.

When the fire goes out, the sani may -- especially if it contained
aloe or moisturizers -- leave a slimy residue.  Don't bother
trying to re-light this stuff:  it won't burn.  It is harmless and
will go away.

The same can't be said for the sani habit.  Compulsive cleanliness
was never this much fun.

Regards,
    Harry


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                        The lights went low,
                        We both said, "Oh!"
               When the merry-go-round broke down.

                   [email protected]
                           3 July, 2004
 
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