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[chavalier]

any imaginative suggestions for lighting bonfires?

Thoughts so far
lit bow and arrow Dukes of Hazard style
petrol bomb
spitting a mouth ful of meths over a flame
a flaming toy aeroplane
hiring a flame thrower
a long fuse into petrol

[Shirker]

Setting light to the hair of a passing American and then telling them there's a 2lb burger hidden in the middle of the bonfire which they can eat if they're quick.

[Mr Tickle]

spitting a mouth ful of meths over a flame

Yes, please do this one and post the film  (from your hospital bed)

[chavalier]

Im liking sticking a length of mains cable with the ends twisted together in a in a petrol can and plugging it into a socket.

[Mantis]

Drive a stake in to the ground and surround with news paper tie some string round the post and run to a point ensuring a slight downward gradient in to the stake and ensure the string is nice and tight.

place more newsapaper around the area and poar plenty of petrol over the paper.

Start placing wood aound the newspaper taking care not to affect the string in any way

Use more petrol over the wood.

Pile more wood up to appropriate size for the space - again ensuring that the string is not impeded.

Obtain one cardboard bog roll tube and cut one side.

Find a good sized rocket (You probably know where I am going here)

Put bog roll round string and rocket and secure using sticky tape.

The rocket MUST be easy to slide along the string a downward gradiant is preferable. The string needs to be tight

When all is ready retire to far end of the string with the rocket and light the fuse -Rocket goes along the string and explodes in the heart of the pile igniting the petrol and one instant fire

I did this many years ago with some friends and it was great - Probably more by good luck than judgement it helps if you have had a few Stellas when lighting the rocket 

Stand well back </fireservice>

[Mr Tickle]

Drive a stake in to the ground and surround with news paper tie some string round the post and run to a point ensuring a slight downward gradient in to the stake and ensure the string is nice and tight.

place more newsapaper around the area and poar plenty of petrol over the paper.

Start placing wood aound the newspaper taking care not to affect the string in any way

Use more petrol over the wood.

Pile more wood up to appropriate size for the space - again ensuring that the string is not impeded.

Obtain one cardboard bog roll tube and cut one side.

Find a good sized rocket (You probably know where I am going here)

Put bog roll round string and rocket and secure using sticky tape.

The rocket MUST be easy to slide along the string a downward gradiant is preferable. The string needs to be tight

When all is ready retire to far end of the string with the rocket and light the fuse -Rocket goes along the string and explodes in the heart of the pile igniting the petrol and one instant fire

I did this many years ago with some friends and it was great - Probably more by good luck than judgement it helps if you have had a few Stellas when lighting the rocket 

Stand well back </fireservice>

[chavalier]

the wood is already inplace but I'm sure I can improvise

[chavalier]

I could do 2 rockets and relive the twin towers

[Curry]

Im liking sticking a length of mains cable with the ends twisted together in a in a petrol can and plugging it into a socket.

So am I. I'll even come round and flick the switch for you as long as you're at the other end holding the can.

[Mantis]

I did have a video of it I wonder if I still have it

[yawner]

How about blowing up an old car?

Like say, I dunno............ an old MR2 for example?

[Rosco]

wash down a spicy curry with lots of beer the night before, then dowse the wood in petrol and light a fart onto it while playing a bugle and having a circus midget tickle yer baws

I'm not pitching for the job, by the way, before anyone suggests it

[chavalier]

How about blowing up an old car?

Like say, I dunno............ an old MR2 for example?

I did suggest tipping it on it's end and building the fire around it, I was half serious. The clutch went on my pick up the other night too. 2 cars buggered in the space of a week, I should have bought that alfasud.

[chavalier]

Mantis it works a treat just been testing the method with out petrol, I'm saving that for the lighting.

[Mantis]

Tape it - I still have not found my video