Ebook: The Practical Pyromaniac: Build Fire Tornadoes, One-Candlepower Engines, Great Balls of Fire, and More Incendiary Devices

Combining science, history, and DIY pyrotechnics, this book for the workbench warrior explains humankind's most useful and paradoxical tool: fire. William Gurstelle, author of the bestselling Backyard Ballistics, presents 25 projects with instructions, diagrams, photos, and links to video demonstrations that enable people of all ages to explore and safely play with fire. From Franklin's stove to Diesel's engine, explosive and fascinating tales are told of the great pyromaniacs who scientifically revealed the mysteries of fire such as "Gunpowder" Joseph Priestly, who discovered oxygen; Antoine.;Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Introduction; 1 Keeping Safety in Mind; 2 The Flame Tube; 3 The First Lights; 4 The One-Candlepower Engine; 5 The Fire Drill; 6 The Burning Ring of Fire; 7 The Hydrogen Generator and the Oxygenizer 81; 8 Exploding Bubbles; 9 The Fire Piston; 10 The Arc Light; 11 Fireproof Cloth and Cold Fire; 12 The Extincteur; 13 The Photometer; 14 Thermocouples; 15 Technicolor Flames; 16 The Fire Tornado; 17 Great Balls of Fire; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.