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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:26:49 AM EDT
[#1]
Proud dad moment!
Be sure he learns about burning ants, too. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:27:02 AM EDT
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I did the same. Ants and green army men didn’t stand a chance.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:27:52 AM EDT
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i thought your were coming to complain. nice
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:28:22 AM EDT
[#4]
Wait until he discovers WD-40 & a lighter
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:28:27 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:28:52 AM EDT
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It's really cool if you can do it with ice cubes
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:29:01 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:29:02 AM EDT
[#8]
I remember burning a few bugs learning this craft as a child...
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:29:51 AM EDT
[#9]
As he should be.
Good job Dad. Keep it up. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:30:47 AM EDT
[#10]
He sounds ready for match stick guns.
I did them a little different where they would light as they shoot.  Mini Matchstick Gun - The Clothespin Pocket Pistol |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:31:57 AM EDT
[#11]
Good.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:33:05 AM EDT
[#12]
I used a magnifying glass to put battle damage on my GI Joe vehicles. Looked cool
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:35:01 AM EDT
[#13]
He’s frying his retinas too
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:35:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: He sounds ready for match stick guns. I did them a little different where they would light as they shoot.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2BSb9MZYcNice we have all the stuff needed. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:35:31 AM EDT
[#15]
He got a late start but that's ok. Had all this tech shit been around in the 70's I probably wouldn't have gotten to burning shit with the power of the sun until later in life either.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:35:46 AM EDT
[#16]
Ahh, the good ol' days
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:36:49 AM EDT
[#17]
Yes, but is he using the magnifying glass to light off a roll of caps?
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:36:52 AM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: i thought your were coming to complain. nice Its better than him shooting stuff with his Red Ryder.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:36:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ahh, the good ol' days I said exactly the same thing. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:38:16 AM EDT
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Thats about the age I decided to hit a 209 primer with a hammer and screwdriver at face level on a barnstone wall.
How I didn't lose an eye is a miracle. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:38:50 AM EDT
[#21]
I never understood the fascination of burning ants with a magnifying glass. I used kerosene for bigger flames.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:39:31 AM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait until he discovers WD-40 & a lighter ...This guy gets it |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:39:38 AM EDT
[#23]
Thank goodness.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:40:13 AM EDT
[#24]
I wasn't much older than that when I learned that, while it is easy to ignite black powder with a magnifying glass, it is impossible to get your hand away before being singed.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:41:16 AM EDT
[#25]
Fun times
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:41:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thats about the age I decided to hit a 209 primer with a hammer and screwdriver at face level on a barnstone wall. How I didn't lose an eye is a miracle. Back when .22 was like $0.000001 a round, we would pull the bullet, crimp the end, and hit them with a hammer. I think I still have brass in my shin. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:41:47 AM EDT
[#27]
Hitting a roll of caps with a hammer is not advisable.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:42:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I never understood the fascination of burning ants with a magnifying glass. I used kerosene for bigger flames. When i lived in the canal zone, we used gas. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:42:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Proud dad moment! Be sure he learns about burning ants, too. LOL, I was severely beaten by Sister Theresa, my 4th grade teacher, for burning ants during recess. I would never have guessed that skinny old bitch could have hit that hard |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:43:31 AM EDT
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Now teach him how to make and use a fire drill, then take him camping--
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:43:51 AM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Back when .22 was like $0.000001 a round, we would pull the bullet, crimp the end, and hit them with a hammer. I think I still have brass in my shin. I used a bb gun to shoot a .22 short round in the primer. That hurt. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:44:14 AM EDT
[#32]
Sounds like a budding engineer/scientist ... Dad should be proud!
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:45:10 AM EDT
[#33]
Is his name Sid?
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:47:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: He got a late start but that's ok. Had all this tech shit been around in the 70's I probably wouldn't have gotten to burning shit with the power of the sun until later in life either. Yeah or we might have constructed something far more destructive. By 9 I had learned about fire crackers in copper tubing launching pebbles.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:47:27 AM EDT
[#35]
i remember the year i discovered magnifying glasses. i spend alot time burning various items.
we had a big wood deck and made some burn art in it. dad wasnt overly pleased. lol. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:48:26 AM EDT
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Ants everywhere felt a disturbance in the force.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:49:37 AM EDT
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Y'all didn't grow up with fire ants, that shit didn't work out for you. Like fighting a Japanese banzai charge with a muzzle loader.
hairspray + lighter = FTMFW |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:51:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I never understood the fascination of burning ants with a magnifying glass. I used kerosene for bigger flames. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:52:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wasn't much older than that when I learned that, while it is easy to ignite black powder with a magnifying glass, it is impossible to get your hand away before being singed. I know adults that had to learn that the hard way. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:52:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: When i lived in the canal zone, we used gas.  US Panama Canal Zone PD patches. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:53:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thats about the age I decided to hit a 209 primer with a hammer and screwdriver at face level on a barnstone wall. How I didn't lose an eye is a miracle. Ah, yes. Chucked-up an emptied 20ga shell in a vise. Hammer and nail. Wanted to see how big the "flame" would be. The nail/prime cup combo bounced of my left hand thumb and forefinger before lodging in the garage roof. Biggest blood blisters I've ever had. Couldn't hear my mother yelling at me til my ears stopped ringing. Kind of a one-and-done sort of thing...
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:53:08 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is his name Sid? That kid was not a bad kid. Prove me wrong. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:53:12 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:55:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:57:12 AM EDT
[#45]
I did that at school, burned ants and part of the soccer field.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:57:38 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 10:58:15 AM EDT
[#47]
Good kid
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Posted: 1/24/2021 11:03:13 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 11:04:14 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Off topic @1245xx, but you'll enjoy this. https://i.imgur.com/RFpAy7Z.jpg US Panama Canal Zone PD patches. @Miami_JBT I was very familiar with the one on the second row from the right, 4th one down. Orange patch. I swear, i think you had to be at least 6-1 to get on with them. I was a teenager when I was there. 71-74. 4 years. Paradise. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 11:05:06 AM EDT
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Buy him one of those giant Fresnel lenses magnifiers or help him build a parabolic mirror death ray
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