Just noticed that the caterer caught some photos of our UN party, from the marshmallow roasting to the melting of the metal fire pit (posted below).

For some in the international crowd, it was their first time to have S’mores, and for most, to see a rocket propellant bonfire…

7 responses to “Fire Pit”

  1. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Blowing out the fire fit with some home-brew propellant… starting with a blue brass formulation…Screen shot 2010-12-19 at 7.52.35 PMScreen shot 2010-12-19 at 7.53.59 PMScreen shot 2010-12-19 at 7.54.42 PMVideo, with footage from afar by Simon from our Brazil office. In the video, you see 6 grains of a P motor burned in two batches (they were flight rejects because of embedded air bubbles). Over the summer, RocketMavericks launched 24 of those P motor grains clustered together…. twice:Mavericks Clotho Research Rocket First Launch Mavericks Clotho Research Rocket 2nd Launch

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  2. angry shock Avatar
    angry shock

    I like those pics in the comments…

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  3. Dr DAD (Daniel A D'Auria MD) Avatar
    Dr DAD (Daniel A D’Auria MD)

    Who needs charcoal starter! Perhaps you should market this?? I can see the disclaimer on the side of the box…..Beware, you may have to replace your barbecue after each use!

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  4. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    The LOX used by SpaceX and others gets the grill going even faster….

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  5. TomiTapio Avatar
    TomiTapio

    I hope no-one did the singer-songwriter thing (folk guitar).

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  6. solerena Avatar
    solerena

    wow!!! cool firework-flames-fumes… vegetarians and Russians are taking over DFJ:) got to be Estonians there somewhere….

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  7. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    so true… I was probably drumming.

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