Gadgets November 24, 2005 posted by Red

Solar Lighter.

The Solar Spark Lighter. Clearly not that useful if you do a lot of your lighting up at night, but worth remembering nonetheless. $9.95.

Johnathan

November 24, 2005 5:46:17 pm

Worthy of note that this is just a mass market version of this far more Macgyver version: http://www.trackertrail.com/survival/fire/cokeandchocolatebar/
Red

November 26, 2005 11:54:26 am

I’m sorry, but I cannot condone any action – benevolent or not – which involves the wasting of a chocolate bar. Religious reasons…
Johnathan

November 26, 2005 3:29:17 pm

You’ve got it all backwards! I’m only showing how amazing chocolate truly is – not only is it nature’s perfect food, it’s also a polishing compound!

Your point is taken though. I don’t know if the article linked above mentions it, but toothpaste would work there too – and be a much more acceptable substance to waste.
Red

November 28, 2005 12:59:28 pm

Absolutely Jonathan, whereas chocolate is nectar, toothpaste sucks. :-)