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How to make fire using only a Orange (Original Post) AsahinaKimi May 2012 OP
Wow! Orange oil? NYC_SKP May 2012 #1
Well, that's a new one to me. progressoid May 2012 #2
Misleading... WillParkinson May 2012 #3
Great--now TSA will be after my orange, too pinboy3niner May 2012 #4
That is pretty neat. suninvited May 2012 #5
He said it was the citric acid that causes the orange to burn Major Nikon May 2012 #6
Exactly. nt NYC_SKP May 2012 #7
Dried orange or tangerine peels will burn REALLY hotly! lastlib May 2012 #8
the "fire" starts out of view of the camera warrior1 May 2012 #9
I noticed that as well RZM May 2012 #13
They'll get my orange only by prying it from my sticky orangey dead fingers. Ikonoklast May 2012 #10
LOL!... BlueJazz May 2012 #12
I'm going to have to test this method. n/t ellisonz May 2012 #11

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
4. Great--now TSA will be after my orange, too
Fri May 18, 2012, 05:08 AM
May 2012

First they came for my nail clippers, then they came for my orange...

suninvited

(4,616 posts)
5. That is pretty neat.
Fri May 18, 2012, 08:40 AM
May 2012

But shouldn't it be called "How to make fire using only an orange, a rock and a stick"?

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)
6. He said it was the citric acid that causes the orange to burn
Fri May 18, 2012, 09:34 AM
May 2012

Citric acid has nothing to do with it. It's really the essential oils within the orange which are combustible.

 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
13. I noticed that as well
Sat May 19, 2012, 10:57 AM
May 2012

You would think that if he were really interested in showing off he would make sure to get that moment on camera.

Ikonoklast

(23,973 posts)
10. They'll get my orange only by prying it from my sticky orangey dead fingers.
Fri May 18, 2012, 07:06 PM
May 2012

When oranges are outlawed, only outlaws will be able to have a complete breakfast.

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