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Fire – DIY, Repurposed, Flammable Accessories

Published on July 6, 2011 in Fun Stuff and Video. 0 Comments

Here are a couple of neat fire-related YouTube videos I stumbled upon these neat ways to start fires, all homemade:

  1. Newspaper, wood and string, suitable for starting a woodburning stove or fireplace.
  2. Char cloth, for the rustic campers – I first saw this made by a crazy man in a top hat, and he was using old underwear as the fabric.
  3. pine cones dipped in wax, not a bad idea for something more crafty and decorative, in this case fitting a holiday / winter theme.
  4. Last but not least, something to put out your fire, a fire extinguisher made from vinegar, water and baking soda in a repurposed soda bottle.

Install a power meter monitor yourself

Published on April 30, 2011 in News and Video. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

Aaron Fechter, Orlando resident and inventor of the Rockafire Explosion has created a power meter monitor you can attach to the box outside your house. You then get to see how much your power bill would cost (I’m assuming there is some way to program the current rates).

The Blue Line PowerCost Monitor can save you money on electricity and save the Rock-afire Explosion from extinction! As the distributor of these monitors, I am using the proceeds of the sales of these monitors to finance the creation of new shows. Those who buy one of these from Creative Engineering, Inc. will also be given access to a private website showing lots of behind the scenes footage never before seen as well as other benefits. If saving money on electricity and saving the Rock-afire Explosion are worthy of your interest, please give me a call or send a note to me at aaron.fechter@gte.net

Potential impact of the oil lost in the Gulf

Published on April 23, 2011 in Video. 0 Comments

Who doesn’t love statistics? To rephrase that, who is the kind of person reading a blog like this that doesn’t love statistics? Here is an excellent video explaining what was lost in the BP oil spill last year, simply by looking at what the oil would have been used for.

I wonder if much/any of it was salvageable – this video doesn’t mention that at all.

Oil’d from Chris Harmon on Vimeo.

A year ago, a massive oil spill began in the Gulf. The entire country was glued to the news until the well was capped, and then we forgot about it.

As the year anniversary was fast approaching I became curious, just how much oil was that exactly? Where would it have gone? What I found was shocking.

So in an effort to further our discussion on oil dependency I created this short animation. I’ve spent all of my free time in the last month putting this together to help illustrate just how dependent we truly are on oil.

Designed, animated and written by Chris Harmon

Voice Talent: Kim Estes

Music: Billy Perez & Todd Stambaugh

Special Thanks to Daye Rogers and Christy Kurtz

Sources:

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/

U.S. Energy Information Administration
http://www.eia.doe.gov/

http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/html/table_04_23.html

Rubber Manufacturers Association
http://www.rma.org/about_rma/rubber_faqs/

http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/facts/2010_fotw617.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDPE

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_does_one_gallon_of_crude_oil_weigh

http://www.icis.com/v2/chemicals/9076455/propylene/uses.html

http://volunteerguide.org/volunteer/fewhours/used-tires.htm

http://earth911.com/recycling/plastic/plastic-bottle-recycling-facts/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population