Introduction: Bubbling Fire.
This was something I came up with last night. Propane from a camp stove can is injected into the water inside of a bean can. Copper tubing 1/4 inch is bent over onto its self to close one end and a small hole is drilled into it. A hole the size of the copper tube is made into the can with a screwdriver. To make it watertight I used hot glue. Propane is feed to the can through a modified torch and aquarium air tubing.
This is fairly safe but it is still dangerous use common sense around fire.
Video is a little hard to hear. Also I do not have any video editing software. I used the cheap one that is built into the camera which at least let me merge 3 videos.
20 Comments
3 years ago on Introduction
If I'm reading this properly are you talking about running propane through water before it is being ignited? Sorry for any confusion.
14 years ago on Introduction
BEWARE!!!!!! on attack of the show i seen somone make fire bubbles and i thought id try.(i made them from taking soapy water and spraying axe underwater) i did this on my deck and my brothers came to see what i was doing. quickly i tried to blow it out.DO NOT TRY THIS!!!!! i was lucky and only got my hair singed a little and i got burned under my eye. i think im lucky but others may not.again i beg you not to try to blow out this or anything like this
14 years ago on Introduction
why not add some dish soap t the water? and maybe and fish aquarium bubble stone for the gas to bubble through, burning foam ;) if you used a lighter than air gas like hydrogen it could be a very interesting
15 years ago on Introduction
theres real potential for back burn along the pipe. Hope you where using a valve!
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I was using the torch valve. A half of a turn was all that was need for full flow. I did not crank the valve all the way open. The bubbling over was the full flow.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
is good. :)
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
wont the water prevent the back burn since its not a continues flow but instead bubbles
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
It wouldn't back burn anyway, cause there's no air going into the pipe.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
from what i understand, propane wont flashback
15 years ago on Introduction
They did this at a Disney show in Florida, There were 30-40 ft tall flames that burned the propane bubbled through the water
15 years ago on Introduction
https://www.instructables.com/forum/im-tired/
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
I guess you don't like Instructable videos. Either because you have dial-up or want more said about the Instructable. I pretty much explained the whole thing in the description.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
but there is no pictures ahh nvm
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Thats why it is a video.
15 years ago on Introduction
Nice job. Sweet and simple. Ken
15 years ago on Introduction
the bong effect...in action
15 years ago on Introduction
You could install two or three of these in a garden pond to illuminate a night-time BBQ.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
The flames are fairly high 2-3 feet. When the gas is lower the flames have tendency to go out. I was thinking of a bigger can or a large stainless wok so just the bubbles would light and not the entire inside of the can.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
Mud! Do it in mud, then you can pretend you're in a primeval swamp, like on Land That Time Forgot.
15 years ago on Introduction
So if you surround this with ceramic logs it will look like a fireplace. Cool.