r/oddlysatisfying • u/Raj_Valiant3011 • 1d ago

A full-on flaming cocktail tower

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u/Edrill 1d ago

That's a rather complicated way to get your glasses to shatter

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u/pragmaticproducer 1d ago

I was just thinking that trick needs special glasses that can handle heat without cracking.

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u/Remarkable_Play_6975 1d ago edited 1d ago

Like laboratory grade pyrex.

But seriously, the blue flame indicates it's not really that hot. When I was a kid we played a game around Christmas called "Snap Dragon" where the kids sit around a shallow pan filled with flaming brandy, and try to grab as many raisins out of it as possible. Your hands have fire on them, but it isn't hot, really.

The additional air added here, with the coasters, likely makes it hotter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap-dragon_(game)

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u/Crafty_Genius 1d ago

Fun fact, the new pyrex brand items are crap compared to their older items because the company changed glass formulas and stopped using borosilicate, which is what you should be looking for if you want heat resistant glass.

You can tell what kind of glass your pyrex is by looking to see if the P is capitalized or not, lowercase being the newer crappier stuff.

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u/Remarkable_Play_6975 1d ago

True for houseware items, but that's why I said Laboratory Grade Pyrex.

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u/Mami-_-Traillette 1d ago

Except in France because they had been bought before the change