Duck Pond Redneckery


In the freezer, nothing. It just bent open one of the crushed ends. So I imagine in a fire, the steam would just do the same thing.

I would have liked to see the steam from it. I wonder if "Mith (SP?) Buster" would do it! i L.O.V.E. them!
 
This is completely filled with water. After crushing one end I put water in it & crushed the other end shut in the vise til it was watertight, then finished crushing it with the press.

I'm going to put it in the freezer and see what happens when the ice expands. Probably nothing exciting at all but maybe later I'll make another one & put it on a camping stove outside and see what the steam pressure does to it. A violent explosion or just a slow leak.. I dunno.

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Make it out of copper and fill it with antifreeze.

Then toss it in the fire.

For a little bit extra, coat it with that tool dip.
 
In the freezer, nothing. It just bent open one of the crushed ends. So I imagine in a fire, the steam would just do the same thing.
Not likely, ice exerts an insane amount of pressure in a sealed container. Ice can easily generate 100,000 psi, as there's a 10% jump in volume when it freezes.
 
Not likely, ice exerts an insane amount of pressure in a sealed container. Ice can easily generate 100,000 psi, as there's a 10% jump in volume when it freezes.
Yeah which is why I find it odd that all it did was spread open one end. Ice expands in all directions. It should've split open lengthwise unless it rips at one end first, forming a tapered shape for the ice to slip out.

:dunno:

But steam pressure will be lost through the first opening that develops.
 
King 'o Procrastination.

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No I broke an irreplaceable part and haven't decided whether to attempt to make a new one without a lathe, have one made at the machine shop down the street, or just convert the damn thing to electronic ignition.

But that's off topic and therefore unconstitutional in this part of the forum. We're supposed to be talking about snake oil additives.
 

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