As an arfcommer and psychopolitician, I hold it my duty to explore any possible advances in the field of incendiary devices, drugstore explosives, and general manly folly. A poster recently related that he observed a fire hazard warning on a container of cat litter. DK Prof (PBUH) did a quick experiment last night with no results. I vowed to repeat the experiment on a larger scale, enlisting the help of my son and of a genuine Boy Scout, as part of my coaching/instructing him for his God and Country badge, to assist me in this matter. To ensure that the experiment was properly included in the God and Country curriculum, we performed the exercise in a church parking lot in the United States of America.


Equipment ready.


50/50 Vegetable Oil and Cat Litter ready to mix.


50/50 mix of Vegetable Oil and Cat Litter, festering in the sun. No spontaneous combustion.


To hell with spontaneity. We resort to artificial ignition devices.


To hell with Vegetable Oil. We resort to lighter fluid.


Looks promising.


Oh, yeah.


Fully involved.

Conclusions:

1. Vegetable Oil and ordinary Cat Litter do not represent an improvement in the area of field expedient incendiary devices, and when combined may be categorized as "boring," even when artificial ignition devices are applied.

2. Lighter Fluid changes everything, though it is unclear that the Lighter Fluid experience was enhanced by the use of Cat Litter.

3. Fire is fun.

You, sir, are a gentleman AND a scholar!

yet more proof that lighter fluid can add fun to any boring situation

what is this, the aluminum pan o' truth?

Now that's fucking science!

Fire is good.

I was seriously going to do this experiment this week at the shop!

Thanks for saving me the trouble!

you forgot to add the magnesium shavings

Man....that training manual was a bunch of crap!

Nice work by the way!

The crime scene tape and the two dead tires would of added nicely to the fire...

This could be your new gig:

The Ordinance-0-Truth

Quoted: You, sir, are a gentleman AND a scholar!

+1

Awesome !!!

Quoted: As an arfcommer and psychopolitician, I hold it my duty to explore any possible advances in the field of incendiary devices, drugstore explosives, and general manly folly. A poster recently related that he observed a fire hazard warning on a container of cat litter. DK Prof (PBUH) did a quick experiment last night with no results. I vowed to repeat the experiment on a larger scale, enlisting the help of my son and of a genuine Boy Scout, as part of my coaching/instructing him for his God and Country badge, to assist me in this matter. To ensure that the experiment was properly included in the God and Country curriculum, we performed the exercise in a church parking lot in the United States of America. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0086.jpg Equipment ready. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0089.jpg 50/50 Vegetable Oil and Cat Litter ready to mix. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0091.jpg 50/50 mix of Vegetable Oil and Cat Litter, festering in the sun. No spontaneous combustion. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0096.jpg To hell with spontaneity. We resort to artificial ignition devices. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0097.jpg To hell with Vegetable Oil. We resort to lighter fluid. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0098.jpg Looks promising. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0099.jpg Oh, yeah. i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/0micron/IMG_0101.jpg Fully involved. Conclusions: 1. Vegetable Oil and ordinary Cat Litter do not represent an improvement in the area of field expedient incendiary devices, and when combined may be categorized as "boring," even when artificial ignition devices are applied. 2. Lighter Fluid changes everything, though it is unclear that the Lighter Fluid experience was enhanced by the use of Cat Litter. 3. Fire is fun.

And the nice man in suit with dark glasses walked up, flashed a badge and said "Are you Timothy McVeigh's stupid cousin?"  

I suppose it's only my patriotic duty to try the brake fluid and acetone thing tomorrow after work.  It's too dark right now to try it.

I'll post pics then.

You made a giant vegetable oil stove.

Vegetable oil will burn and was historically used as a lamp oil long long ago.  It does take a lot to get it going.

The kitty litter acts like a wick in not letting all of the fuel burn at once.

There are pocket hiking stoves made with an altoids stove, perlite held in with some screen on top of it.  Put in denatured alcohol and you have a pocket stove.

jd1

[beavis]fire, FIRE[/beavis]

The Litter Box 'O Truth!

You cant bring that on the plane.

Try the kitty litter in your gas tank and report back.

eh, that's child's play.  Try Calcium Hypochlorite (HTH pool cleaner Sock It) and Dot3 brake fluid.  It has a time delay and awesome flames.

Posts like this are why I love this website...

Looks like a version of Myth Busters

Quoted: The Litter Box 'O Truth!

+1

All outside fires need a permit  sonny

Quoted: 2. Lighter Fluid changes everything, though it is unclear that the Lighter Fluid experience was enhanced by the use of Cat Litter. 3. Fire is fun.

+1 to that!

Explosive dust!  Explosive dust!   You need a cat scratching in the litter like crazy to raise enough of a dust cloud to be ignited by a spark.......kind of like it is only dangerous if your cat smokes while sitting in the litter box.  That's the way I understand the problem!  

My cat thanks you FLAL1A,

He has always worried about his habit of smoking while using
the litter box.

We are both relieved that there is less danger than we thought.


GM

Quoted: eh, that's child's play.  Try Calcium Hypochlorite (HTH pool cleaner Sock It) and Dot3 brake fluid.  It has a time delay and awesome flames.

+1  Don't foget to breathe the fumes it makes right before it lights off