Awesome Fire

We’ve shown you the mayhem caused when liquid nitrogen is applied to ping pong balls. Now let’s look at the other end of the spectrum by seeing what chaos ensues by introducing fire. No wonder flaming ping pong never took off.

Designed by Lucien Langton, the FireWriter is a dot-matrix printer that uses a torch to burn images into a surface instead of ink. Not only is it highly impractical, it’s a major fire hazard. Still, the ink cartridges are a bargain.

By using a Spyder III Krypton green laser beam to light strips of flash paper set into bottles with a small amount of alcohol in them, WorldScott puts on not only a cool, but short pyrotechnics show, but plays a little tune.

Extend the functionality of your BioLite Camp Stove with the Portable Grill add-on. Simply align the fuel intake lid over the mouth of the stove to attach the grill. It comes with a plastic travel cover.

(NSFW: Language) A visceral compilation YouTuber HPZ1542 captured in 2012 while on the job as a firefighter in Highland Park, Michigan, using Contour Roam camera mounted on his helmet.

According to YouTuber Haywiredigital, the boat on fire was carrying two big tanks of gas and the wind was carrying the boat to shore. Good thing a quick thinker on a nearby jet boat came to save the day.

As one of Robby Gordon’s Super Stadium Trucks takes a turn, its engine spontaneously combusts, sending itself off with an amazing smoke display unequalled by even the mightiest human smoker.

(Warning: Loud) A construction team tests the fire-suppression system in an aircraft hangar, filling the room with 8 feet of foamy stuff, much like that time you put too much soap in the washing machine.

A stunning short film by Chris Bolton which captures the awesome and spectactular sight of massive fireballs being spewed forth and recorded at 2000 frames per second.

DARPA demonstrates technology which can extinguish flames using a pair of speakers and sound. As the acoustic field increases air velocity, the flame boundary thins and disrupts the fire.

By using a bunch of box fans and a tub filled with fire, this video demonstrates how you can easily create a beautiful and deadly-looking whirlpool of fire in your own backyard.

A striking way to dress up the outdoors, these tiki torches start out as wine bottles, set into a metal bracket ideal for fence or tree mounting. Fill ’em with citronella oil to keep bugs away.

An imposing and dramatic showpiece, this post-apocalyptic fire globe is made from 1/4″ thick carbon steel, and measures 36″ in diameter. Hand cut by steel artist Rick Wittrig.

An ingenious camping gadget, this compact stove not only provides a wood cooking flame, but uses the heat from the fire to generate power for your USB gadgets. Out Spring 2012.

Freddie Wong summons his inner Super Mario and finds himself in possession of the deadly power of the elusive Fire Flower. He also finds out its probably best left in the Mushroom Kingdom.

The Slow Mo Guys whip out their 5000fps Phantom Flex camera, and give us an up-close and personal look at their Minecraft-inspired fire-starter, and end up with the world’s tiniest fireworks show.

Actually, this is just a regular fire truck, but the daring and brave men of Eltham, Melbourne Australia don’t let deep flood waters stand in the way of getting to their destination.

It’s pretty cool to watch, but we don’t recommend you recreate Fysikshow’s Pyro Board for your NYE blast. It works by transmitting sound waves through a flammable gas to create flame patterns.

Step inside the blazing-hot and thankless world of fire-fighting in Detroit with this incredible POV footage shot with a Contour HD helmet camera. Help fund the completion of the documentary here.

You don’t just need strength and speed to be a firefighter. You also need a lion’s heart and a giant’s balls. The firefighter holding the hose has both. He’s probably seen worse, but still.

We don’t know if firefighters run around quite this quickly in a real blaze, but we’re impressed by the sheer speed at which they go from truck to third-story window in this practice exercise.

The Funston is a simple but dual purpose outdoor accessory. One container is a (clearly marked) fire pit, while the other one functions as an ice pit with a bottle opener on the side.

Scott, a dude inspired by Jonathan Crawford, has created a sick playable flamethrower trombone, made from plumbing, torch, and compressed air parts, with fire on demand. (Thanks Steve!)