Thursday, March 22, 2012

Fire Starting Experiment

 The other day I was putzing around in my garden and I found a half pair of eyeglasses,  I took the lens and cleaned it,  After a moment I had a radical Idea.  Lets try to start a fire with the lens,  i know it wont work every one knows that right? Wrong!  It took a bit of time to get the light concentrated and a few more moments to have smoke curling up.  I gently blew at the coal s using a straw and got the flames up.  So far so good so I fed the fire till it was large enough to boil a pot of water.  I had coffee, oatmeal, and hard boiled eggs for breakfast.

Of course I had people say I was scamming,  so yesterday while at the eye doctors I ask the ophthalmologist about it,  He said if the lens is thick it can be use to start a fire,  also helps if it is glass.  So maybe you'll want to add a glass lens to your camping pack!  I have the found one stashed in a small plastic case for emergency use.

Y'all have a good day.

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