@yakkoTDI I have to disagree. They look more like tumblers.
Marketing threw out both terms, however, as “fire bowl” sounds more awesome than “fire cup” or “fire tumbler”. “Fire cylinder” was a close second, but they didn’t want to alienate any customers who are not familiar with geometric terms.
At the the of the day, can you eat ramen out of them? Maybe.
@blaineg@Kyeh@Xtoff@yakkoTDI If their compulsion overrides their good sense, then yes, they have to. Whether anyone is obliged to cut them any slack is a different and more situational subject.
@PooltoyWolf The write-up makes me think of an article I read about a trend of sitting in an airplane without reading or using headphones or watching a movie - just sitting. Which sounds kind of cool and Zen-like to me. But of course they have to give it a stupid trendy name so it sounds macho and hardcore - they’re calling it “raw dogging.”
@PooltoyWolf Keep an eye out at your local hardware chain (Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace, etc). They will have these on clearance soon for around that price.
@half_bad333@Kyeh@PooltoyWolf If it’s any comfort (?), several idiots die every year by going over the edge. Recovery must be problematic as the mile wide falls feed rapids through a narrow gap.
The local’s attitude was kinda: Meh, what can you do about stupid?
@AaronLeeJohnson Don’t know what you’re buying, but for the past two cycles, I’ve usually been able to beat the Prime Deals just by doing a little online searching. Prime Days aren’t what they were a decade back. I probably won’t bother looking this year. Last year, I bought precisely nothing. Just like the “deals” over at Wootazon, most of which aren’t.
I’ve noticed that Traditional Deep! Discount! Sale!!! Days!!! are essentially all hype and no substance now. “Grand Opening!!” sales may have a few already-cheap items at half price, and perhaps a couple of mid-price items at enough of a discount to get someone off the fence if they already needed it, but everything else is at the regular rate or even bumped a bit. I’ve stayed home for the last dozen Black Fridays, and have not regretted doing so. I ignored the most recent Woot Off after the first half dozen items I saw were all possible to beat (either on the price alone or by getting a better unit for the same or similar price) elsewhere online. Meh’s deals are not always stunning bargains, but enough of them are very good values to keep me curious. (And enough of them are things I really don’t need to keep me from being even more broke.)
@matthewjfazio Looking at the Amazon page for this it says: When using liquid fuels, we recommend using only 70%, 91% or greater liquid isopropyl or bioethanol alcohol as fuel.
The wording is not very clear, but I would say you can you the 90% you have. I can’t see how 1% less would be a problem since it says you can use 91% or greater.
@matthewjfazio@Wolf560 Good luck finding ethanol that’s 91% or over. At room temp, at any common concentration, ethanol will display impressive hygroscopic tendencies, often pulling humidity from the air more readily than it evaporates.
@matthewjfazio@Wolf560 As a fuel, isopropyl burns dirtier; it produces a lot more soot than ethanol or an ethanol/methanol blend. (This is why Sterno is a much better fuel for a popcorn cannon.)
@harborvu Aas long as you don’t plan to try to use it as anything other than a decorative accent, I’d say your best practical solution is 91% isopropyl alcohol from a drug store. Personally, I’d prefer to use ethanol or denatured alcohol, but potable ethanol is too damned expensive, and denatured alcohol is next to impossible to find anymore.
Specs
Product: 2-Pack: Home Zone Living Concrete Portable Table-Top Fire Bowl
Model: KMF0354U, KMF0355U, KMF0356U, KMF0357U
Condition: New
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$57.96-$99.98 (for 2) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Jul 12 - Monday, Jul 15
These look more like cups than bowls.
@yakkoTDI I have to disagree. They look more like tumblers.
Marketing threw out both terms, however, as “fire bowl” sounds more awesome than “fire cup” or “fire tumbler”. “Fire cylinder” was a close second, but they didn’t want to alienate any customers who are not familiar with geometric terms.
At the the of the day, can you eat ramen out of them? Maybe.
VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!
@Xtoff
You don’t have to but you do have the right to.
@Xtoff @yakkoTDI I’ve met people that have to.
@Xtoff @yakkoTDI @blaineg
No, you haven’t!
@blaineg @Kyeh @Xtoff @yakkoTDI If their compulsion overrides their good sense, then yes, they have to. Whether anyone is obliged to cut them any slack is a different and more situational subject.
@Kyeh @Xtoff @yakkoTDI But I came here for abuse, this is nothing but an argument!
@Xtoff @yakkoTDI @blaineg
I think you need our retired goat, Mistress @tinamarie1974, for that.
@blaineg @Kyeh @Xtoff @yakkoTDI
/giphy cracks whip
I have cats that like to knock things off tables.
Random cups of fire are not for me.
@OnionSoup I don’t know why, but the way you worded this gave me a chuckle.
Love the writeup for this one, and honestly the product itself is pretty cool. I’d use these if they were about $10 a pop.
@PooltoyWolf The write-up makes me think of an article I read about a trend of sitting in an airplane without reading or using headphones or watching a movie - just sitting. Which sounds kind of cool and Zen-like to me. But of course they have to give it a stupid trendy name so it sounds macho and hardcore - they’re calling it “raw dogging.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/raw-dogging-flights-travel-trends-b2570154.html
@Kyeh They need to change that name. Like, now.
@PooltoyWolf I agree
%!
@PooltoyWolf Most Raw Dogging leads to babies…
@PooltoyWolf then it wouldn’t have gotten as many clicks.
@Kyeh @PooltoyWolf Yea, sure they call it that.
It’s like “The Armchair” pool at Victoria Falls. Not edgy enough for the “influencers”, so they call it the “Devil’s Pool” now.
@PooltoyWolf Keep an eye out at your local hardware chain (Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ace, etc). They will have these on clearance soon for around that price.
@Kyeh @PooltoyWolf Thanks for the article link. What idiots.
@half_bad333 @PooltoyWolf @blaineg
I blame “influencers” (influenzers.) They ruin a lot of things.
@blaineg @half_bad333 @Kyeh Omg I’m using that term now, thanks
@blaineg @half_bad333 @PooltoyWolf Hahaha
!
@half_bad333 @Kyeh @PooltoyWolf If it’s any comfort (?), several idiots die every year by going over the edge. Recovery must be problematic as the mile wide falls feed rapids through a narrow gap.
The local’s attitude was kinda: Meh, what can you do about stupid?
@blaineg @half_bad333 @PooltoyWolf Winning the Darwin Award…
@blaineg @half_bad333 @Kyeh @PooltoyWolf I have to wonder if the incidence has gone up since Black Panther came out.
Unless I see something truly great, I’m probably going to start holding out for Prime Day.
@AaronLeeJohnson Which is two days this time…how does that work? Lol
@AaronLeeJohnson @PooltoyWolf Has been for a while. Can’t wait for the $0.01 savings.
@blaineg @PooltoyWolf I don’t know what you’re buying but the savings are like 5% minimum.
@AaronLeeJohnson Don’t know what you’re buying, but for the past two cycles, I’ve usually been able to beat the Prime Deals just by doing a little online searching. Prime Days aren’t what they were a decade back. I probably won’t bother looking this year. Last year, I bought precisely nothing. Just like the “deals” over at Wootazon, most of which aren’t.
I’ve noticed that Traditional Deep! Discount! Sale!!! Days!!! are essentially all hype and no substance now. “Grand Opening!!” sales may have a few already-cheap items at half price, and perhaps a couple of mid-price items at enough of a discount to get someone off the fence if they already needed it, but everything else is at the regular rate or even bumped a bit. I’ve stayed home for the last dozen Black Fridays, and have not regretted doing so. I ignored the most recent Woot Off after the first half dozen items I saw were all possible to beat (either on the price alone or by getting a better unit for the same or similar price) elsewhere online. Meh’s deals are not always stunning bargains, but enough of them are very good values to keep me curious. (And enough of them are things I really don’t need to keep me from being even more broke.)
Netflix and romantic weiner roast in the living room.
@Xtoff Not sure I like that innuendo.
@hchavers @Xtoff Sadly, roasting the romantic weiner can be an appropriate response too much of the time. Don’t be That Guy.
@Xtoff Again…Raw Dogging!
@hchavers @werehatrack @Xtoff Usually snide references to the tiny size are sufficient roasting.
@blaineg True, Bobbitry is seldom required.
Meh, I did it.
Or, just buy a Sterno can… pretty it up if you must
You want me to trust my house to a Meh product that is designed to burst into flames?
I have one from an earlier sale-- but anyone know why 70% isopropyl is recommended and not 90%?
I have a ton of 90% and was curious.
@matthewjfazio Looking at the Amazon page for this it says: When using liquid fuels, we recommend using only 70%, 91% or greater liquid isopropyl or bioethanol alcohol as fuel.
The wording is not very clear, but I would say you can you the 90% you have. I can’t see how 1% less would be a problem since it says you can use 91% or greater.
@matthewjfazio @Wolf560 Good luck finding ethanol that’s 91% or over. At room temp, at any common concentration, ethanol will display impressive hygroscopic tendencies, often pulling humidity from the air more readily than it evaporates.
@werehatrack @Wolf560 Isopropyl.
@matthewjfazio @Wolf560 As a fuel, isopropyl burns dirtier; it produces a lot more soot than ethanol or an ethanol/methanol blend. (This is why Sterno is a much better fuel for a popcorn cannon.)
so, where is the best place to buy the best kind of fuel for this?
@harborvu Aas long as you don’t plan to try to use it as anything other than a decorative accent, I’d say your best practical solution is 91% isopropyl alcohol from a drug store. Personally, I’d prefer to use ethanol or denatured alcohol, but potable ethanol is too damned expensive, and denatured alcohol is next to impossible to find anymore.