Tag: fire

January 26, 2015 at 10:53 am

Artist Makes Giant Fire and Marshmallow Out of Snow

Artist Makes Giant Fire and Marshmallow Out of Snow

How creative is this snow sculpture by Schaffer Art Studio! To get the color of the flames and logs the artist used food coloring mixed with water in a spray bottle and ‘spray painted’ the flames and wood on. Still not quite sure how he managed to make such a perfect giant marshmallow on…

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December 29, 2014 at 10:56 am

Engineers Retrofit a Tank with Jet Engines to Fight Oil Fires

Engineers Retrofit a Tank with Jet Engines to Fight Oil Fires

Hungarian engineers have created the ultimate fire extinguisher from a decommissioned Russian tank combined with the jets from a MiG-21 fighter jet. Known as the Big Wind, it’s capable of blowing powerful shots of water to stop oil fires in an instant.

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December 4, 2014 at 12:29 pm

There’s a 225 ft Gas Crater in Turkmenistan That’s Been Burning Since 1971

There's a 225 ft Gas Crater in Turkmenistan That's Been Burning Since 1971

© Tormod Sandtorv / Darvasa gas crater panorama / CC BY-SA 2.0 Nicknamed the ‘door to hell’, the Darvaza Crater in Turkmenistan has been burning for over 40 years. The 225 ft wide (69 meters) and 98 ft deep (30 meters) crater is located in the middle of the Karakum Desert which occupies…

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November 25, 2014 at 10:23 am

Tesla Portrait Made from Sparks of Electricity

Tesla Portrait Made from Sparks of Electricity

Watch artist Phil Hansen ‘paint’ a portrait of Nikola Tesla using sparks of electricity! You can find many more interesting art projects by Phil on his website and Facebook page.

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October 28, 2014 at 9:47 am

Painting with Fire and Smoke

Painting with Fire and Smoke

Watch artist Steve Spazuk use fire and smoke to create amazing works of art. Filmed by Patrick Peris, we go behind the scenes to explore Spazuk’s creative space and observe his artistic process. If you’re digging fire/smoke art, be sure to check out our previous post on the bottled smoke art of Jim Dingilian…

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October 10, 2014 at 4:16 pm

Picture of the Day: Firefighters Put Out Blaze, Rescue Hamsters

Picture of the Day: Firefighters Put Out Blaze, Rescue Hamsters

Photograph by Lacey Fire Department Firefighters from the Lacey, Washington Fire Department recently responded to a call about a burning mobile home. The crew quickly extinguished the fire and noticed a family of pet hamsters inside the burning building. They grabbed the five hamsters—later identified as Oreo, Madonna and three unnamed babies—and brought them…

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September 10, 2014 at 3:29 pm

Picture of the Day: Embrace Impermanence

Picture of the Day: Embrace Impermanence

Photograph by TREY RATCLIFF Website | Flickr | Google+ | Facebook | Prints Embrace was a 72 ft wooden, cathedral-like sculpture of two human figures, “in celebration of all our relationships”. The site-specific artwork was created by the Pier Group for Burning Man 2014. It was the largest project to date for the Pier…

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June 19, 2014 at 12:09 pm

Bottled Smoke Art by Jim Dingilian

Bottled Smoke Art by Jim Dingilian

Jim Dingilian creates incredible subtractive images from bottles filled with smoke. The artist begins by coating the bottles’ inner surfaces with smoke. He then uses brushes and small implements mounted on the ends of dowels to reach inside. With a steady hand, Jim slowly and selectively erases certain areas. The smoke which remains on…

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June 10, 2014 at 3:45 pm

Picture of the Day: Weddings and Wildfire

Picture of the Day: Weddings and Wildfire

WEDDINGS AND WILDFIRE Photograph by JOSH NEWTON Website | Facebook | Twitter | Blog Michael and April Wolber had picked the perfect place for their outdoor wedding, Rock Springs Ranch in Oregon. The couple had been planning for ages for their special day with friends and family. But before April could walk…

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April 24, 2014 at 9:34 am

Kanzi, a Male Bonobo, Learns How to Build a Fire and Toast Marshmallows

Kanzi, a Male Bonobo, Learns How to Build a Fire and Toast Marshmallows

Kanzi (born October 28, 1980) is a male bonobo currently living in the United States at Georgia State University’s Language Research Center. On a recent episode of BBC’s Monkey Planet, we see Kanzi build a fire, light it using matches and proceed to toast marshmallows on it. The bonobo (Pan paniscus) is a great…

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