Lightning in a Bottle

AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
edited August 1, 2006 in Holy Macro
A little experimentation and a nearby fire extinguisher...

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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited July 30, 2006
    Wow! Great capture!clap.gif I am fascinated with fire (scary, I know) I really like this photo. I'm guessing you coated the inside of the bottle with the rubbing alcohol and lit it?
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    AfterImage wrote:
    A little experimentation and a nearby fire extinguisher...

    Gosh what an effect eek7.gif you be careful if you plan on telling people how you did that, especially if there is a chance it could explode or kids get the wrong idea wont you.

    Good Shot..... the rippling looks amazing, as does the colour .
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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    Skippy wrote:
    Gosh what an effect eek7.gif you be careful if you plan on telling people how you did that, especially if there is a chance it could explode or kids get the wrong idea wont you.

    Good Shot..... the rippling looks amazing, as does the colour .
    Skippy (Australia)

    I agree. Cool shot, but looks dangerous. What if that bottled exploded? :yikes
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    Tricky lighting problem but might yield a very cool result.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 31, 2006
    great shot .. i'm a bit of a pyro my self.... love fire....dad was a firefighter so i was always around it ....
  • Frog LadyFrog Lady Registered Users Posts: 1,091 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    at 1st I thought it was blue smoke in the bottle - cool effect, but I echo the others sentiments about being careful...

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  • Red BullRed Bull Registered Users Posts: 719 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    It looks as if he used a SoBe bottle, they are very thick and strong. Also with the large hole in the top, it isn't likely to break since the fire has an easy way out.

    I did the same thing with a root beer bottle. That was a dumb decision. It had a small hole on top, so when I lit it, the fire shot out like a jet engine! Needless to say, I havn't done it since.:uhoh
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  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    Yes, this was rubbing alcohol is a glass bottle. There is very little danger but you have to be a weeeee bit careful. I used to do this experiment in front of my science class (I used to be a teacher) and it really is "fairly" safe. Just becareful of what is above the bottle and make sure you don't knock it over....

    You put an ounce of alcohol into the bottle and shake it... this coats the bottle and makes the alcohol vapor mix with the air. When you touch a match to the top the alcohol burns from top to bottom with a jet engine rush sound with a flame that can jet 6" or more out of the top!

    If you do it inside a 2 Liter plastic bottle it REALLY flames up and can cause the bottle to distort a little. Really neat!

    Give it a try... just take precautions. Use a long match and do it in a secure area (kitchen sink, outside on a concrete patio etc) the first time so you don't accidently do something unwanted.
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  • ForeheadForehead Registered Users Posts: 679 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    Now THAT is TOO KEWWWWWWWL! bowdown.gif :encore

    I like to play with light sources myself--especially lasers!
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  • mr peasmr peas Registered Users Posts: 1,369 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    last time i played with bottled alcohol and fire, the hairs on my fingers got burnt off. up to this day, it has not grown back. rolleyes1.gif FUN! haha
  • livefreenskilivefreenski Registered Users Posts: 163 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    hey wut the exif on this shot very curious :)
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  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    livefreenski wrote:
    hey wut the exif on this shot very curious :)

    F 5.6
    Time 1sec
    ISO 250
    Tungsten White Balance

    Hope that helps!
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  • thebigskythebigsky Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    Cool effect, it immediately reminded me of a rather nasty accident that happened in the local woods last year when two plonkers filled fluorescent tubes with petrol, lit them and pretended they were light sabres, doh!

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  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited July 31, 2006
    thebigsky wrote:
    Cool effect, it immediately reminded me of a rather nasty accident that happened in the local woods last year when two plonkers filled fluorescent tubes with petrol, lit them and pretended they were light sabres, doh!

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4575291.stm

    Yeah... don't do that. 3rd degree burns are not a good exchange for art in any form.
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  • 20DNoob20DNoob Registered Users Posts: 318 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2006
    That is one wicked pic.

    Lol, now I'm looking about to find something to light on fire.
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  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2006
    rolleyes1.gifLaughing.gif... infectious isn't it
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited August 1, 2006
    eek7.gif wow cool work
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