can+chocolate=fire?

[cp2000]

Dont know if something like this has been posted before but I came across it and found it neat http://www.trackertrail.com/survival/fire/cokeandchocolatebar/ . In theory it makes sense. Anyone ever done this.

 

[Artex]

That's interesting. It'd be fun to test it out, but I'd probably end up burning my fingers.

 

[Rick]

This was recently posted on Whiteblaze. While it might work, the practicality seems bit useless. After all, if you are going to keep a can of coke and a chocolate bar with you for emergency, why not just get a small knife with a magnifying glass in it, or carry a spare bic lighter.


Even better, since you can get the same results with very fine steel wool, why not carry a bit of that and hope you come across that same Coke can. The other alternative is to polisha a coke can bottom and just carry it with you and hope for a sunny day in the event of an emergency!

I suppose if you were in a plane crash and all you had left was a coke and a piece of chocolate, I would still try to find something - even a piece of fabric and some spittle to polish the can and save the chocolate for those hunger pangs.

 

[paul ron]

The bottom of your Pepsi stove?

But how about polishing the bottom of your Pepsi alchy stove? This little trick can come in handy to light kindeling.

 

[Doodles]

Pretty neat idea about the bottom of the can. I will have to try it, since I do use a Pepsi can alcohol stove. Probably should polish the bottom of my stove as an last resort emergency. I hope my preparations and planning keep me from actually having to resort to this, but you never know.

 

[KevCon223]

They showed the Coke can and chocolate firestarter on an episode of Mythbusters about 2 weeks ago. It worked, but involved alot of polishing to get the bottom of the can REAL shiny. Just carry a windproof lighter!!