Flaming K'nex Spinner (Of Death!)

 by Bartboy
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This is a neat idea I had, where you light candle at both ends then spin it lightly so that as the candles melt separately they try to balance by spinning.

Made out of k'nex!
 
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Step 1: Parts and Tools

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You need;
Tin foil,
a tall candle,
a lighter,
a long, thin, straight nail,
a knife,
a cutting board,

and
4 gray k'nex pieces
2 Red quarters,
32 purple quarter-spheres,
4 half-moons,
16 half-sphere,
2 circles,

6 short green rods,
45 short white rods,
30 blue rods,
4 yellow rods,
12 orange rods (with the little separation at each end, though normal red rods would work).
LvNo1000 says: May 10, 2013. 3:44 PM
What is its use?
Bartboy (author) in reply to LvNo1000May 20, 2013. 5:35 PM
You light the ends on fire, and it starts to move on its own. It's cool.
LvNo1000 in reply to BartboyMay 20, 2013. 8:45 PM
It moves on it's own when it's lit? I'll have to try that sometime; that sounds awesome.
PotatoCoffee says: Oct 1, 2012. 11:04 AM
Looks deadly.
mikeasaurus says: Nov 6, 2011. 6:04 PM
Did you stay up all night thinking and working on this idea? That would make this project complete.
Bartboy (author) in reply to mikeasaurusNov 6, 2011. 10:46 PM
Just a few hours of trial and error ;)
if you look in the pictures of it inside on a tray, you can see we replaced the bent nail with a smoother, straighter one.
mikeasaurus in reply to BartboyNov 6, 2011. 11:27 PM
Fun project; most of my projects are trail and error, too!
(btw, my original comment was a joke on "burning a candle at both ends")
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