.....probably be pretty nifty for softening Ramen noodles!
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I suspect the kettle sits precariously on that splayed section at the top of that tube!
If that's the case, then I bet there's no brewing up whilst the grandkids are running around the place!
Looking at that flame it wouldn't surprise me if the kettle actually ended up airborne, lol.
Bah! You guys are being narrow-minded. 
Ulu
has transcended merely building something to do something with it. He is breathing that rarefied air of building something for the sake of building it. It's art, and exists for its own sake.
The journey is the destination.
Ulu
has transcended merely building something to do something with it. He is breathing that rarefied air of building something for the sake of building it. It's art, and exists for its own sake. The journey is the destination.
Now that...is an answer!
Thats what i was thinking, i imagined some poor fool 3 streets away happily mowing his lawn suddenly getting scalded and knocked unconscious as
Ulu
boiling kettle suddenly gets launched into the sky and crashes down on his head
There are eight points of contact, where the normal camping stove only gives you three. I judge this is quite stable (unless there is a strong earthquake) and have no problem; except that I keep the dog away from it.
Yes, thank you, and absolutely correct except that my actual destination was indeed instant cocoa with tiny marshmallows.Bah! You guys are being narrow-minded.
The journey is the destination.
Getting there involved extra welding practice and pipe fitting and random exploratory adventures into the entrails of a refrigeration compressor and a nitrogen charged shock absorber.
[QUOTE="Ulu”] ….my actual destination was indeed instant cocoa with tiny marshmallows….[/QUOTE]
There was also an ulterior motive. I was looking for useful things to do with that free refrigeration compressor. Also I was not satisfied with my previous stove building attempt, and I thought this would be an improvement. It certainly is hotter.
There was also an ulterior motive. I was looking for useful things to do with that free refrigeration compressor. Also I was not satisfied with my previous stove building attempt, and I thought this would be an improvement. It certainly is hotter.
Well, the destination may have been hot cocoa...but surely the goal was to achieve that destination by way of a unique and singular route, one likely not taken if ultimate efficiency were the intent.
Bravo!
When I go deer hunting, the destination is indeed a freezer full of venison...but the goal is to achieve that with a flintlock, or a traditional recurve bow, or an antique buffalo rifle, or some other challenging non-mainstream method. It's not the most efficient means...but the added satisfaction is incalculable...just like cocoa made on that cool rocket stove.
Bravo!
When I go deer hunting, the destination is indeed a freezer full of venison...but the goal is to achieve that with a flintlock, or a traditional recurve bow, or an antique buffalo rifle, or some other challenging non-mainstream method. It's not the most efficient means...but the added satisfaction is incalculable...just like cocoa made on that cool rocket stove.
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Hello; Interesting is it not that just a few years ago we were on lockdowns & restrictions over Covid. Now illegals cross the border carrying who knows what contagious diseases. When i was young a friend's father died of TB. TB is a serious disease we pretty much had control of. New strains of TB emerged some years ago resistant to medications. Guess TB may become endemic again.
How the winds have changed. From economy crushing lockdowns to passing diseased folks into the country with only cursory checks. Last i heard the processing of those crossing the border illegally has been minimized. Glad I do not have kids in a school.
Hello; Interesting is it not that just a few years ago we were on lockdowns & restrictions over Covid. Now illegals cross the border carrying who knows what contagious diseases. When i was young a friend's father died of TB. TB is a serious disease we pretty much had control of. New strains of TB emerged some years ago resistant to medications. Guess TB may become endemic again.
How the winds have changed. From economy crushing lockdowns to passing diseased folks into the country with only cursory checks. Last i heard the processing of those crossing the border illegally has been minimized. Glad I do not have kids in a school.
