Potd: 2003-12-19
Something you probably know: Orange peels have little oils in them. When you squeeze the peels, little drops of oil spray out. Something else you probably know: Oils generally burn well. Today’s subject: what happens when you combine those two facts. Our cast of characters: Corey’s hands, on the left, Keir’s hands, on the right, and me, behind the camera.
WARNING: Do not try this at home, at work, in your car, in the school cafeteria, etc. Crazy But Able does not endorse doing stupid, potentially painful things with orange peels and fire. We do, however, endorse taking pictures of it if you do. Could induce slight nausea if the smell of burned orange oils is nauseating to you. (If you get nauseated, take heart, for the horrible burning oil smell kind of mellows out after a couple hours and it’s kinda like potpourii.) YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
- It’s hard to take a picture of a flash of light over a candle dramatically (especially with my camera). Here’s my first success.
- Blaze.
- Solitary flame.
- Yikes. According to Corey, this didn’t hurt. I suspect masochism.
- Blaze II.
- Angels we have heard on high. My favorite. (Keir noted that the little candle flames look like angels, hence the name.)
- Untitled.
- “Wide angle” version.
(pictures taken on 2003-12-15)
(I didn’t get any good pictures of Corey’s successful flashes with orange peels, although it wasn’t for lack of trying. Partly the problem was that Keir would get done with an orange peel and then hand them off to Corey, so he had less to work with.)