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Ihop Inner circle Glen Spey, NY 1604 Posts |
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On 2012-05-01 08:43, gsidhe wrote: I'm glad we got that straightened out. I was in error when I wrote "no mixture". I stand corrected. I was responding to your comment: "Complete fiction. It does not exist. " Gwyd And I did know that it (cold fire) did exist since I did it.
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gsidhe Inner circle Michigan 1725 Posts |
But what you did with the flaming balls is something I can do with any number of flammables. The fire is still not cold. If it will light something on fire or burn something that is above it, it is just regular old fire utilizing simple physics.
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Ihop Inner circle Glen Spey, NY 1604 Posts |
Nope
No flaming balls. I poured the mixture into my palm. (it was cold) and lit the mixture. It just burned in my hand There was no heat detected. It remained cold. I would never do that again because of the known health hazards. It is carcinogenic. I'm just curious. Have you actually done this? Ihor
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gsidhe Inner circle Michigan 1725 Posts |
Lit my hands on fire? Yes. Many many times. (And my tongue, leg, arm...) It takes a little more times with some fuels than others but it gets hot as the fuel is consumed (Less fuel, less cooling from evaporation).
With your mixture? No. You poured it into your palm? A small puddle or just so the surface of the hand was damp with the mixture? Could the flames off of the surface light an object above them on fire? |
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Ihop Inner circle Glen Spey, NY 1604 Posts |
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On 2012-05-02 12:03, gsidhe wrote: Yes. I poured a small puddle into my palm. I never tried lighting an object above on fire but I doubt if I would have been able to even if I did try. It was only for a few seconds and it was never intended to be part of a magic show. I was asked by my pharmaceutical company to show a tour group of kids some interesting chemistry. This was in the mid 70s. This was before my interest in magic. My jobs' predecessor had a notebook with some interesting chemistry tricks. Ihor
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Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Louis Tannen sold Balls of Fire from paper bag, look it up in their old catalogs. The ad read, reach into a paper bag and remove a fire ball. Do this again and again.
They use to sell Doves from Gloves, the opening effect was to set the gloves on fire. Both hands burning, and by rubbing your hands together, puts out the flames. Then remove the gloves and produce a dove. Chen Kai from South America used this effect for years in his dove and fire act. I bought the several bottles of this mixture from the defunct magic company in Germany, Magic Hands. The only place you can handle the fire is from the bottom. So the cotton ball rests on the palm. With the gloves, the hands has to be perpendicular to the floor, or shooting up. Any other position, and you will get burnt. |
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Hugo New user Texas 46 Posts |
Stevens Magic once carried a device called "Canol Fire" (not sure of the spelling) that allowed you to dip your thumb in a liquid then light your thumb on fire with a flint. Diamond Jim Tyler showcased his Fireball effect on his "Pockets Full of Miracles" DVD using the device. Don't know if Stevens still carries this product, but it definitely allowed you to set yourself on fire. And it was impressive.
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Powermagic Inner circle 1437 Posts |
I had the Tannens trick. No cold fire used. Just two gimmicks that got hot around the flame. I was a teen, I was trying to transfer the gimmick from hand to hand(it is not a ball by any means) and it the transfer around the heated gimmick was tricky and it dropped into a wicker basket and that started to burn and at some point I also burnt the carpet.
I did like their method for how they could appear from a paper bag or under the coat flaming. I was never sure if the wick material was asbestos. |
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e-man Special user HILTON HEAD,SC 880 Posts |
George Proust Cold Fire (Stevens Magic )
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