Showing posts with label breathe fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breathe fire. Show all posts

Monday, July 6, 2009

Alcohol should never be used for fire breathing

Alcohol should never be used for fire breathing because it is explosive and in some cases may cause poisoning or drunkenness (as demonstrated below).



If one was to attempt to breathe fire, the recommended fuel would be kerosene (or paraffin if your fire breathing internationally) because it has a relatively low flash point (the temperature at which the fuel ignites). Personally, I would not attempt to breathe fire myself - the thought of swallowing flammable liquid and spitting it into a flame a few feet from my face doesn't seem enjoyable.

However, if you are interested in possibly burning your face off and/or dying, here's how they do it. I am in NO way suggesting you try.

For a "safer" way to breathe fire, cornstarch can be used, as seen here.

Regardless of how you do it, I believe fire breathing is something best left to the professionals.