Renquist - 14 May 2008 01:46 PM

Well shaving foam would indeed expand incredibly, but it’d melt pretty soon. I think you’d have to find it when it reached its peak.

That’s the thing, though.  It’s frozen, so it has to thaw out to expand.  It won’t thaw out completely all at once.  It’s a slow process.  So the foam melts almost as fast as it thaws out (unless, maybe, in a really warm environment - but the MBs had it outisde under the sun and the foam was in an enclosed car).  You’ll get some expansion, but not much.

Tah - 14 May 2008 01:57 PM

Renquist - 14 May 2008 01:46 PM

Well shaving foam would indeed expand incredibly, but it’d melt pretty soon. I think you’d have to find it when it reached its peak.

That’s the thing, though.  It’s frozen, so it has to thaw out to expand.  It won’t thaw out completely all at once.  It’s a slow process.  So the foam melts almost as fast as it thaws out (unless, maybe, in a really warm environment - but the MBs had it outisde under the sun and the foam was in an enclosed car).  You’ll get some expansion, but not much.

True, very true.

one for your smok’n buddy!...cheers..

Perfect birthday present for my good friend at work.  Ironically, she works in human resources. 

That last one, I don’t find funny. That’s cruel, in my opinion.

*alters his plans for the next time he sees Boo*

I was going to ETA, but since Chary’s posted since… explosives, no matter how small, near someone’s face and hand (as it will be whilst they’re lighting their cigarette), are no joke.

Boo - 17 June 2008 11:53 AM

I was going to ETA, but since Chary’s posted since… explosives, no matter how small, near someone’s face and hand (as it will be whilst they’re lighting their cigarette), are no joke.

Quite agree.

I beg to differ. I’ve actually seen that done once with great effect and scores of times disappointingly. If the cap is near the front of the cigarette it’s perfectly safe. Maybe not for pensioners with pacemakers but the noise and action is severely muffled by the cigarette. It’s a lot more sedate than you might think.

It also fails a lot. Unless the smoker is taking a drag when the cap ignites they may not notice at all. Many’s the time it’s gone off unnoticed in their hand by their side. Even if the cigarette is in their mouth, unless they’re inhaling (and sucking oxygen in) you sometimes get little more than a disappointing fizzle.

It’s a very safe joke, and very funny if it works well, which it probably won’t.

Exploding cigarettes are an old prank, like vaudeville schtick, probably even earlier. When I was little I had a gotten a box of “gags” that included little pellets you load in cigarettes to make them explode. Me and my cousins proceeded to load them into every cigarette we could find at the family reunion. It went over well. The only person who got mad was my Uncle Curty, but that wasn’t because his cigarettes exploded, it was because we stuck the fake poo in the middle of the potato salad.

And yes, I’ve had it done to me

It’s not really an explosion, so much as a *POP*

I wouldn’t call it cruel, but it’s not really a funny prank unless you are five or six years old.

So.. I have the best story that goes along with this.
You know that horrible chain e-mail letter that talks about the freaky area code from the virgin islands, that if you call, you will be charged $1400? Well, if you don’t.. here is a preview..

You get a call from a number that is area code 809, they have you call back. Once you call back, they asses all these charges… Obvious urban legened.

Well, my boss forwarded me this e-mail and I thought it was just SOOO silly, so I had to mess with her.. I found a website that you can make a phone call appear like its from ANY number.. So I picked area code 809, followed by whatever number i thought a scam company would be calling from. And called her.

Of course she didn’t answer, and within 5 minutes, i got this e-mail..

“Just for your information. I just got a call on my cell phone coming from an 809 number. I did not pick up and deleted the number, so i will never know if I would have been charged $2425/min, but the call did come from Republic Dominican....so watch out and dont pick up if you don’t know the area code!!! Better safe than sorry, right!”

Bwahahaha, the address to the website is.. http://www.spoofcard.com/