How To Make A FireWire

This will show you how to make a wicked Firewire with very few everyday household items.
(I am not responsible for any damages or injury.)

Step 1 Gathering Materials

You will need the following materials for this project : Really fine steel wool, string and a lighter.

Comments

[erigby]

This is such a great effect - usually gets a round of applause :-) I've made something similar before - I used a kind of wire balloon shape that are sold at hardware stores in the UK to put in the top of drain pipes (I think). I then filled it with wire wool and attached a heavy-duty fishing swivel and some chain (instead of string). I used 2 like you might use fire poi, that's why they have finger loops on in the picture. Definitely best to wear non-synthetic clothing and bin the hairspray with this one ;-)

[PKM]

I used balloon whisks- easy to get hold of anywhere and have a long enough handle that you can use flammable string. If you want extra-sparkly effects try filling one of them with salt :)

[erigby]

Balloon whisks - genius idea! I've never used salt, but that sounds very exciting - I'll try it next time! Thanks :-)

[Wesley666]

Its the ions that will make it more sparkly. If you soak a wad of newspaper in the Blue Miracle grow powder that's been dissolved in water, then let the paper dry, it will burn green because of the Copper (Cu) ions.

[arpoky]

Which type of Copper Ions?
Cuprous or Cupric?

[Wesley666]

They will both burn a bluey-green, but Cu 2+ will burn a bit bluer then Cu +.
Cu 2+ is a bit easier to come by if I am correct.

[purduecer]

Firewire, eh? I'm a USB 2.0 man myself...

[Trinity]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Firewire/ fyi

[craig3]

So? since when aren't people aloud to post their versions up?

[Kaelessin]

I've seen numerous ways to make this but most of them use a "string" that's not flammable . . .cable would probably be safer and more reuseable

[j626no]

the steel wool doesn't rip off?