Why do hurricane lanterns look like that?

It's all about the air.
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[@TechnologyConnections]

Hello! I want to add some _nuance_ to the discussion because of course there's plenty. Kerosene isn't the only fuel that these lanterns are capable of burning, and some options that are available now are less unpleasant for indoor use. And as a matter of fact, one of the things these are still useful for is emergency heat since they're putting out quite a lot. However, *not every fuel is safe to use in them* so my official advice is don't use these lanterns indoors at all. The room I film in is quite poorly ventilated without the HVAC system running so it was a pretty non-ideal situation, but the room smelled like an airport and my throat was getting irritated. It's unpleasant and makes me feel terrible for the millions of people who still rely on kerosene for their lighting fuel. (also, to be clear, kerosene by itself isn't the problem - kerosene heaters are widely available, but modern designs can burn the fuel much more completely for a safer and much less unpleasant exhaust. These lanterns literally haven't changed since the 19th century)

[@1121494]

You might consider outside filming an option in such cases again in the future, just as you did film some stuff outside in the times back before your studio. Stay safe and ideally please don't suffocate yourself for your videos.

[@jimalbi]

Your first Dietz lamp also produce carbon monoxide since it burns air with a lowered amount of O2.

[@justindunlap1235]

Thanks for doing a hurricane lamp video, I always take a few of these with me camping.

[@RhizometricReality]

You are legitimately a fantastic writer and producer. Your subtle jokes and memes are so great

[@redmoon383]

So what I'm hearing is, buy one of these and get the indoor fuel too so I can have a neat shiny

[@georgefrankly]

I've never been so adequately humbled by a high end Deez Nuts joke

[@josephgrueter890]

It rustled up a hearty guffaw from me, that's for sure.

[@TheGreatPurpleFerret]

Snuck a little "bofa dietz" in there too

[@Techy2493]

I wonder how many takes it took to do that with a straight face

[@Silent002]

@@Techy2493 Judging by the outtakes, a lot! I'm glad to see he was laughing at that one as much as I was.

[@Ogaitnas900]

Oh man I was having such a sad day, now I'm crying laughing feeling much better.

[@mattsonn]

“My lamp runs on jet fuel” sounds a lot cooler than it actually is.

[@cr4zyj4ck]

Unfortunately "my jet plane runs on lamp oil" sounds just as lame as it actually is.

[@lonelyshrimpart]

I'd imagine it's actually a fair bit warmer

[@alexanderkupke920]

Is this kerosene actually that close to the Jet A-1 variant modern jet engines burn? I now jet fuel is actually quite close to Diesel Oil. To add to the confusion, what is used in lamps is called "Lampenöl" (lamp oil) or Petroleum in German. Jet fuel is "Kerosin", "Paraffin" is the waxy stuff candles are made from.

[@andrewj3177]

Sounds hot tho

[@SeanBZA]

@@alexanderkupke920 Jet A1 is kerosene that has been dewaxed, removing all the longer chain molecules, so that it will not turn to slush at -40C in the aircraft fuel tanks. The wax that is removed is further classified by melting point, so you get soft waxes that melt around 40C or lower, often sold as Vaseline or petroleum jelly, and harder waxes that melt around 70C, which are used to make candles, and as a base for many cosmetics and shoe polish. Higher melting point waxes are also used in industrial applications for various things. Diesel oil is very close to paraffin or kerosene, just has a somewhat less and slightly different range of melting and boiling points and density. To further confuse things you also have Rocket kerosene, which is a very highly refined Jet A1, that is designed not to freeze till around -100C, and which also has even less wax in it. In general you can run the diesel vehicle on kerosene, but it will run poorly, as diesel has additives in it to lubricate the fuel system, which is needed, plus the wax will tend to clog fuel lines and injectors as it flows through and undergoes local cooling. Same for a jet engine, which will run on diesel, though it will smoke heavily, as the fuel is not being fully burnt before it leaves the combustion chamber. Run a modern GDI engine on kerosene and it will very quickly fail, but older mechanical injection engines do not care, and will run on diesel, kerosene, Jet A1 or even vegetable oil, provided you can get it liquid enough to flow through the pump. Lamp oil can be also a blend, with it consisting of a mix of kerosene, diesel and even lighter oils and benzene to make it light easier, and also can have aromatic oils added to it to have an odour other than the distinct one.

[@frenchiephish]

Heya, have really enjoyed this series. I'm a Chemical engineer and specifically work with combustion processes. For heat output, we actually care quite a bit about preheating combustion air with waste heat because it improves fuel efficiency as you're using less of the energy from combustion to get the air to the flame temperature. Realistically, for light output it probably doesn't make a meaningful difference to the fuel consumption. I'd hazard it was more likely that they Dietz was probably trying to look at air preheat for flame stability, as combustion tends to be better behaved & more stable when heat is already present.

[@BrianWestlakes]

I reasoned this and was going to post something about maybe the cold blast design was preheating the combustion air to help the fuel on the wick reach it's flash point and burn it more efficiently.

[@Sinnistering]

Thank you! This is a niche thing, but I'm glad you said it. Thermodynamics is a cruel mistress, and one we must all follow.

[@jordandixon6255]

I’m so glad you told him.

[@flaircraft]

Thanks for posting this, it means I didn't have to lol. Warm air also helps the unburned fuel atomize more completely for more efficient combustion.

[@neo42mvn2]

I wish I could up vote twice. One for the Dietz Nuts joke. One for Baja Blast lamp

[@tkkim5236]

His voice, his tone, his tempo, his pauses, his timing, his composure, his usage of physical gestures... The guy's speech skill is near impeccable.

[@kitsunekaze93]

he has talent, and has had a lot of practice!

[@tkkim5236]

@@kitsunekaze93 indeed! That kind of execution does not come without a price. 😁

[@Ganliard]

@@kitsunekaze93 And a prompter mirror!

[@black_platypus]

Speech 100, agreed :) And that's before we get into structure, writing, humor and wit! Some people always assert that "the pun is the lowest form of wit". I think that's needlessly reductionist and generally pretentious: These videos are a great example of how puns can really elevate a talk. I love the humor in these videos 🖤

[@tkkim5236]

@@black_platypus and i love your comment. 👍🏼

[@Suction_]

"I've always had a fascination for these" The entire basis of this channel and it's fantastic lol

[@josuefelipe4394]

we share the fascination for everything!

[@umkm2k]

I like how most things on here I don't have a fascination for, but I do once I see the videos.

[@thgftiigghjfryyhgjiyreg8945]

just great stuff everytime

[@purpleldv966]

For these nuts? :D

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Alec has a fascination for these, and now you will, too!

[@Silvermoonshadow]

We had the dead flame lanterns when I was growing up in case power went out during storms. It definitely saved us when our city got hit with a blizzard for a week and the grid went down. The lanterns provided both light and a bit of warmth. It was a really poignant moment in my life, and to this day, my dad still has these lamps. Have a follow. The way you spoke was relaxing and informative. I also love the bloopers.

[@snoodles3013]

we have them down in florida to for hurricanes, everyone in my family has at least a few of the deadflame ones. have used them quite a bit myself.

[@tondekoddar7837]

Rural Sweden, Finland etc yes, we still have these (fueled, ventilated outside even though electric lights too but this is backup, warmth to one room during blizzard etc so no breaking of water pipes etc). Also, cow's getting calf they call/fetch human help most often 3-4am, and if power is out this is bright enough, fast and yes, test it, brighter than electric lamps and simpler than flame-incandescent ones for emergencies and speed).

[@Herlongian]

Reliable backup lighting even today. Simple and quick. As he said, it’s better than nothing at all.

[@russellchristian4320]

​@@snoodles3013My Grandma moved to Stockton during the 1930s from Oklahoma, she always made sure to have a handful of these around just in case. We used them every winter.

[@carlosgaspar8447]

perhaps it's the jet fuel that is a waste compared to the necessity of having a lantern.

[@Dog4life_]

This is absolutely fascinating to me. I can remember my Dad's lantern as he walked home in the summer as he would spend the night at a tobacco barn curing bright leaf tobacco. No flashlight just his lantern. Memories from the late 1940s. No electricity until I was 3 yrs old. I still have 2 lamps and one of his lanterns. Thank you.

[@LMS887]

So you are at least 75 y/o?

[@lellamas2778]

I remember my father using hurricane lamps in the 80s/90s (from a family of farmer's). While camping - it was our main source of light at night.

[@user-fo4ve5fo4z]

@@lellamas2778 ...and once your eyes were adjusted it was plenty of light.

[@DetroitBORG]

The deadpan “Dietz Nuts” joke had me pausing to 😂 😆 🤣

[@irishfitz]

Currently waiting for my eyes to dry to resume.

[@NathanDavisVideos]

I thought the same thing too!

[@starkravingmad31]

I literally spat out some of my drink like I was in some sitcom.

[@dennisbartello7682]

Deitz Nuts are ON FIRE!

[@RyanPlate]

Just here to make sure this was acknowledged ✊

[@oromain]

"We call ourselves Dietz Nuts" that hit me like a fucking truck

[@creblabo]

lmao same

[@max_kl]

*Dietz

[@jacewhite8540]

That strangely rhymes,

[@MadcapMatt]

Following up with bofa Deez lanterns was pure genius goo

[@shawnreap]

For real. I snorted loudly and my kids looked at me funny.

[@astikkumar38]

In my childhood in India I used to study under these lamps. These lamps have a special place in my memory. I'm 25

[@kariskasarani34]

😂 am from kenya i used this every night in my childhood, every night for studying,having it like 4 inches from my nose

[@joshyoung1440]

15:22 BOFA DEEZ LANTERNS. HE KEPT GOING. MAN'S UNSTOPPABLE lmao I love finding fellow quiet types with surprisingly risqué humor. KZbin got it right recommending this channel to me

[@randy25rhoads]

“Except I kept reading, and I found… typos…” I fucking love this guy.

[@juhailmarisalminen]

IKR!

[@kjcorder]

This episode has everything i love about this channel

[@jazzdirt]

Yeah.. Mental note to self: "Should really refrain from drinking liquids while watching TC"

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Yeah, he is gold!

[@ropersonline]

There's got to be someone out there who feels the opposite way.

[@Sir.Craze-]

"we call ourselves Dietz nuts" You, sir. Are this decades most important comedian. I thank you for your continued service.

[@marcfuchs6938]

Since this might be a national US American thing (me being German), I would appreciate if somebody put me into the picture of "Dietz Nuts". =)

[@mrtickleuk]

@@marcfuchs6938 It seems that it's because it sounds like "Deez nuts", which is - apparently - an American slang term for testicles.

[@bobellingson4025]

@@marcfuchs6938 Web search for "Deez nuts"... Urban dictionary has an explanation... Also, you are not the first German to be in the dark about "nuts" (admittedly, a different usage)... taskandpurpose.com/history/us-army-nuts-bastogne-surrender/

[@lordhughmungus]

And right after he says "bofa deez lanterns".

[@CampfireCrucifix]

Exactly the type of content I subscribed for.

[@iraqiimmigrant2908]

1. Paraffin is a term in the US used for liquid paraffin (I believe a slightly lighter fraction than candle wax paraffin) which is a type of aliphatic oil lacking in aromatic compounds, thus having less odor. It is often formulated in odorless mineral spirits. It less volatile and has a higher flashpoint than kerosene. Many use it as an odorless alternative to kerosene. This makes it less suitable for larger wicks as the oil won’t evaporate until much of the wick is exposed in the flame, causing the wick to burn off. 2. Dietz wanted to have the hot air to help evaporate the fuel. Kerosene is not very volatile compared to other fuels, and is not even flammable (it is combustible like wood, but far safer than rubbing alcohol). It is a heavier fuel like diesel, I’ve spilled it on concrete and tried to burn it using a lighter but it wouldn’t ignite. It needs to be wicked and heated in order to better vaporize. By pre-heating the air you can increase the amount of fuel that can be burned thus increasing light for a small burner. 3. Many use these lamps not just for the light but for heat. They burn cleaner and cheaper than candles. The standard dead flame lamps put out approx 1600 BTU/hr so it can act as a space heater. The Dietz lanterns are popular because they are much safer and can be easily moved around while lit.

[@iraqiimmigrant2908]

I forgot to mention that there’s Kerosene alternatives like Firefly Fuel which is completely odorless, non-toxic, and eco friendly or Kleen Heat which is odorless but performs just as well as kerosene.

[@bibinraj2000]

Also his example with the car intake isnt a 1 to 1 since the car intake needs cold air since its basically a heat engine and so benefits in terms of effciency from the greater temperature difference produced from cold air intake. While retaining heat for the lamp is an advantage since useful output is the black body radiation from high temperature so retaining heat is an advantage

[@TonyFisher-lo8hh]

The common name varies by country: In the UK, "paraffin" (earlier "paraffin oil"), in the USA, more usually "kerosene". The official name in South Africa is "Illuminating Paraffin". In analytical chemistry, "paraffin" was the generic name for a series of hydrocarbon compounds - now called (I think) "ketones".

[@jenr8049]

You keep saying it's extremely unpleasant... yet that's a smell that we LOVE... it reminds us of camping and power outages & board game nights with family.

[@flat-earther]

Hi jenr have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@account-pi3nj]

​@@flat-eartherdude you are dilusional you know that right?

[@GearHeadedHamster]

The video starts out in darkness lit by candle light. "Gather 'round children. And I'll tell you a horror story of latent heat."

[@rik8508]

followed by a scary movie about the refrigeration cycle

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Alec was right about the Western vibe that these elicit.

[@GearHeadedHamster]

@@rik8508 Then it become a full movie franchises about RCA's exciting new video disk technology. Fallowed by 20 sequels all on the same topic.

[@MattMcIrvin]

@@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Loved the reference to peg solitaire.

[@scabbynack]

"I will NOT be interested in lamps I will NOT be interested in lamps" A few moments later: "Hm wonder how much a hurricane lamp is"

[@ohyou_6599]

$27 taxed and shipped

[@jerrystauffer2351]

@@ohyou_6599 price has been stable the last 30 years.

[@PP-uv1kw]

about $ 7.oo (or less) at walmart or harbor freight.

[@aruna8499]

I have one as decoration in my room and I always loved the look of it... never knew how amazing they were... Thanks, Dietz Nuts!

[@vidard9863]

Honestly they are pretty handy to have around when the power goes out.

[@alexk3088]

Used a couple of cheap hurricane lanterns from walmart in deer camp this past fall and they worked great! Bright and steady light outdoors, felt just like electric, and no fussing with brittle mantles of propane lanterns, although those are definitely brighter. One of them did spill inside a tent, so I wouldn't resort to that, but outside, around the bonfire they were great.

[@joshyoung1440]

Ugh those god damn mantles... used to break those things so easy camping with my dad

[@larrywhitbeck5280]

I grew up on a farm in very rural NE. We used these all the time for the long walk from the barn to the house. The grid, as we call it today, frequently went down in storms or for a mirriad of reasons. The tradition keorseme lamp was used in the house, the hurrican lantern for outside. It was VERY dark out there. Light pollution was not a problem. Chores were always done in the dark, before or after sunrise & set. They were an essential part of early farm life. Now 70byears later for me, I have several of both kinds that came from our farm as a child. I still use them when the electricty goes out, as it still does!! Thank You for a well presented good lesson from "the old days". Larry W

[@user-fo4ve5fo4z]

@@larrywhitbeck5280 oh the stories you could tell about the snowfall in winter up there...

[@mststgt]

I remember that, 40 years ago, those lanterns were still used as warning lights on construction sites like scaffolding over a pavement.

[@tonoornottono]

1984? really?

[@mststgt]

@@tonoornottono Yes.

[@alisterwest6987]

I'm 77 remember that too In the UK

[@user-iv5gy3rc2b]

You reminded me of the little black smudge pots they used on highway construction and detours in the 1960s before they began using flashing lights.

[@jhutt8002]

They're still in everyday use in military in Nordics. I did my service 2012 and was in maintenance, so we had all sorts of equipment and electricity available in the woods, but most infantry doesn't for obvious practical and tactical reasons.

[@EddieTheLightbringer]

"We call ourselves Dietz Nuts" Well played.

[@2fluffytv]

Followed by Bofa deez lanterns freaking killed me dude

[@MKVRiscy]

That “Dietz nuts” joke hit me like a freight train

[@deejay4am]

Listen for the "Bofa Deez" directly after as well XD

[@GabrielsLogic]

Time stamp?

[@gymzaal4412]

@@GabrielsLogic 15:13

[@nicholainissen]

I had to stop the video to laugh it out

[@linforcer]

I facepalmed at it, but the bofadeez got me to laugh.

[@AWhinyKid]

Experience from living in extremely rural Papua New Guinea in 2017-18. Improvements in batteries, LEDs and solar panels has pretty much eliminated kerosene lamps in the last few decades. People in my village grew up using kerosene lamps but the only one I ever saw was retrofitted with and LED bulb and just used for aesthetics. Everyone that saw it offered to help the owner set it up correctly because the LED was far dimmer than the original kerosene.

[@BA-zy2kb]

My dad used a hurricane lantern on a wooden sled shaped float to mark the end of his salmon gillnet at night until his retirement in the 80’s. It was seemingly brighter and arguably more noticeable than the D-cell based flashlight bulb type lamps of the day. It always amazed me that these worked so unfailingly well all those years along the coast of British Columbia given the environment and sea conditions. Thanks for refreshing these memories.

[@Pypamid]

"Why in the world would you need 31 minutes to explain this?" 31 minutes later "I'll be damned"

[@Stanley.1977]

Because a half hour just aint enough time! 😉👍

[@shaujun_9309]

@@Stanley.1977 anyone ever told u that u look like a know off version of the undertaker?

[@Temple-of-Procrastination]

Or a radioactive Putin

[@lesselp]

Patrons get shorter versions

[@Marinealver]

Evolution, not Revolution

[@RichJMoneyTV]

“Connect some technologies” - OMG HE SAID THE THING.

[@VaradMahashabde]

But anime always title drops before a finale....

[@black_platypus]

😁 I hadn't noticed! Neato! :)

[@Tardisntimbits]

Roll credits?

[@Sir.Craze-]

Roll credits, indeed.

[@DudeWhoSaysDeez]

So thats why he calls it that

[@taliaperkins1389]

15:17 "we call ourselves Dietz nuts."

[@GiffordMusic]

Who else restarted the video several times because they thought the screen was blank due to an error

[@thelaxsoviet5922]

goes to show how broken youtube is, now

[@samueltaylor4989]

I was wondering how he kept a straight face when delivering the puns about Dietz Nuts, and Bofa Dietz. Turns out he couldn’t!

[@spokehedz]

The puns in this episode are absolutely perfect.

[@SueBobChicVid]

Wait, there were puns? I better watch again.

[@Leron...]

Agreed. The quality and consistency if puns was a very welcome surprise

[@Allangulon]

He was on fire!

[@PastaTurtle]

Wait until you see his other videos

[@TheAllMightyGodofCod]

Don't you mean absolutely deLIGHTful?

[@occamraiser]

As a bit of a pyromaniac who collects liquid fuel lights, heaters and stoves I was fascinated. I never thought through the reason for the hollow arms in a hurricane lamp - although they clearly were hollow. But interesting though the video was it was almost at the end that I noticed you wearing a teeshirt with the BBC Test-card on it that I grew up with when UK TV was migrating to UHF and colour......It completely made my day. Thanks.

[@LigmaFrank]

It would be nice to mention about Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish inventor that was first in the world to built modern oil refinery in 1956. His achievements included the discovery of how to distill kerosene from seep crude oil, the invention of the modern kerosene lamp (1853), the introduction of the first modern street lamp in Europe (1853), and the construction of the world's first modern oil well (1854).

[@peterc4082]

This guy is MAGA so he doesn't do Poland. But thanks for this.

[@quintinflower1317]

"we call ourselves Dietz nuts" "Bofa deez lanterns" perfect

[@timrb]

*goes to click like on video - already liked*

[@lifegeek5742]

Completely deadpan as well

[@guiro4098]

@@timrb happened to me too lol

[@Andrew90046zero]

goteeeeem

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

*Dietz lanterns

[@reathyork]

"My fellow lamp aficionados and I, we call ourselves Dietz nuts" Genius lol

[@JackDanielThe7th]

Yass

[@insane_troll]

@@nettils5555 It means they are very easily amused by bad puns.

[@baileyanderson6824]

@@nettils5555 it’s a pun on “deez (these) nuts,” which was a meme/running joke for a while where you would sneak it into conversation.

[@ScoopDogg]

Appreciate the t shirt, grew up in the 70's over in the UK and reminds me of being poorly and off school watching kids TV on BBC 1 😀

[@THEscatterbrainedberserker]

That is some creepy ass shit there. From the land of Monty Python and Thomas the tank engine then, weird

[@ScoopDogg]

@@THEscatterbrainedberserker 100% correct. And a Yorkshire man too 👍

[@RealTBTKenya]

We still own one and usually comes in handy during power cuts. The science behind the air intakes is amazing, I thought they were just handles 😂

[@deveus1]

"Allow me to fill you in on the Dietz" - that's the one that got me

[@SetariM]

Dietz nuts was a GOTEM to everyone watching lol

[@slehar]

Thank you! I missed that one!

[@spartanwar1185]

First he says "Dietz nuts" and then he says "bofa deez lanterns" I know what you're doing man, i can't handle this lmfao

[@WeebsLifeBalance]

What is this reference to?

[@dickdickling9389]

@@WeebsLifeBalance There is also literally a product called Dietz nuts, they are meat nuts, they are nuts but made out of meat, Dietz nuts. They are delicious, they are Dietz nuts.

[@PixelleHearts]

So what you are saying is... You can't handle deez

[@BelieveThePanda]

@@mutsukiaz this is better than school

[@WeberMentzel]

I liked the video immediately.

[@andersgrassman6583]

Excellent video! Believe it or not, when I was a kid in the late 1960's in Western Germany, hurricane lanterns were used as warning lights for roadworks. Which made me fall in love with these lamps, lasting ever since. My family has a log cabin in the Norwegian wilderness, and there we use kerosene lamps. Yes I suppose they do smell, but that sort of adds to the atmosphere of being there, together with heating with woodstoves. As of late, we do however use camping gas for coking food. But that detracts some atmosphere. For some reason noone has brought a gaslantern. I suppose noone wants that very bright white burning light. (I learned how to strike a match in the dark already as a kid. Also when it's really windy outdoors. You pack two or three matches together, wet them in your mouth, and you get something like a micro-torch, also burning a second or so longer than a single match.)

[@DefaultFlame]

I have two of these lanterns. One is intended more for decoration but is still functional, the other is less decorative, more sturdy in construction, and in general more practical. I have them because I have a liking for archaic lighting, among other archaic things.

[@Hiker_who_Sews]

Another lantern use: My dad was born in the Mojave Desert in 1916. If someone had to go outside at night, one lamp was sufficient for light, but they would carry two. One near each ankle. Rattle snakes would strike at warm temperatures, so they would strike the lanterns instead of people's legs.

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

Also I guess bonus points for not having cold feet

[@KairuHakubi]

feels to me like that would work about as well as bug zappers.. you're still attracting them to the general area, and giving the snakes way too much credit vis-a-vis aim. Surely it's easier to just armor your ankles.

[@keithlarsen7557]

@@KairuHakubi A rattle snake has to hit a running mouse. I think their aim is dead and true.

[@BroadFieldGaming]

@@KairuHakubi It's not really so much attracting them though, just directing their strike. It's not like the rattlesnake would notice a person and move towards the heat in order to hunt, but more that IF the person stumbled across the snake, as is likely to happen at times, it provided a better place for them to strike than bare, or near-bare, skin.

[@KairuHakubi]

@@keithlarsen7557 okay but you will agree that the skills involved in chasing a furry gumball hopping along at a few inches per second are VERY different from the skills involved in striking at what amounts to two moving trees.

[@thomasSgacheru]

I grew up using this lamps. Still have one in my house to use when lights are out. But my country has made significant development in my lifetime and electricity has replaced kerosene lamps/candles in majority of homes.

[@QUADBOYification]

The fact that a thin (fabric) mesh burns into a mesh of as so it can illuminate brighter is genius but it also has a nice side effect. Radiating (infrared) heat. You did not mention that, missed it a bit. Some camp-heaters use basically the same setup with a metal mesh that burns the gas white hot, therefore radiating the infrared heat assisted by a metal reflector. This is so effective that mini handwarmers can be made that run (radiate) heat to its surrounding metal casing in a fabric sock. The wick soaked in fuel (Zipp) evaporates fumes that ignite the very fine metal or ceramic mesh on top of the container. It can not spill fluid because of the wick inside of the container. 8 hours of heat up to 60 degrees can be maintained in every position in your pocket as it only needs a bit of air to continue that proces. This has to my knowledge never been perfected, although these kind of heaters are sold even today by Coleman.

[@tracyrreed]

"Dietz nuts" and didn't even crack a smile. Perfectly deadpan. That's quality!

[@04111996ful]

I bet you didn’t watch the ending

[@kanedaku]

30:09

[@tracyrreed]

Ok, I watched the WHOLE video except the last couple minutes of outtakes. :)

[@aleistergein114]

Norm Abram of New Yankee Workshop once said that when wood is free and you get as many takes as you need, every cut is perfect.

[@gareatouai]

15:13

[@austinrose3728]

"We call ourselves Dietz Nuts..." "Bofa deez lanterns" I love you, and I love the outstanding work you publish on this channel!

[@zachb8905]

A true gentleman and a scholar

[@DanielPearson1]

got eem

[@DasAlbatross]

Thank you for this comment! I would have missed Bofa deez lanterns from laughing too hard.

[@cerbralone]

This killed me

[@MikkiPike]

I was going to say something, but you beat me to it! Love his jokes for sure. 💖

[@FYMFTP]

Amazing video! I learned a ton. We used Dietz lanterns in a wilderness school I went too, they burned all night, every night, and had been in use since the 60's when the camp opened. Of course basic maintenance was done, wics, cleanings, new globes, etc, but those lanterns had hundreds of thousands of hours on them, and function just as well as the brand new one I have. They burned farm grade, dyed, kerosene. On low, the smell was tolerable in a smaller space, but on high they would start to smell. I use paraffin oil in mine now, and I can burn it inside on high no problem, it's also MUCH more clean. At the school, we cleaned the globes every few days, mine can go months or more between cleanings with the superior fuel. It costs more, but I'm also not burning it every night.

[@wendybutler1681]

I kept our guinea pig warm with two of the old glass oil lamps when our power was out for days. Very handy to have. They give more light than a candle and give off some warmth.

[@ThioJoe]

How am i just now learning i didn’t actually know how a freakin candle worked. Knew about the wax fuel but not the curling part.

[@TheDragShot]

I didn't expect to find you of all people here, but yeah I'm in exactly the same situation 😅 .

[@tacticaloof6407]

Too busy on the troll game

[@mkv2718]

just a common thing that we take for granted... i.e, just so common you never thought about it. 🤷‍♂️

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

I didn't know the wax was the fuel, myself..

[@SlimThrull]

I, too, was surprised to learn that wicks needed to curl in order for candles to work properly. I always assumed that that's how it always worked. It never occurred to me that the wicks needed to be exposed to oxygen rich air to properly burn away (though, this does make perfect sense).

[@marsdeimos4301]

Speaking of confusing names for hydrocarbons, in my language (Czech), Kerosene is known as "Petrolej", which sounds similar to Petroleum (i.e. crude oil), and Petrol, which in America is called Gasoline, often shortened to Gas, though it isn't actually gas but liquid, and we call that "Benzín", which is pronounced exactly like Benzene, but that's a different chemical substance, which we call just "Benzen". It's not to be confused with Benzine, which is another name for Petroleum Ether, which isn't really an Ether, because actual Ethers are hydrocarbon derivates, whilst Petroleum Ether is a petroleum fraction with a low boiling point, which is the real reason why it's called Ether - it's on a basis of similar physical property, rather than chemical similarity. In German, where Gasoline is called "Benzin", Benzene is known as "Benzol", but in Czech "Benzol" actually means BTX, which is a mixture of Benzene, Toluene and Xylene. Regular Kerosene, like the one used in lamps is called "Petroleum" or "Petrol" in German, but aviation Kerosene, i.e. jet fuel, in German is "Kerosin". In Czech, we also call diesel fuel "Nafta", which sounds like Naphtha, but isn't the same thing, Naphtha is actually a name sometimes used for White Gas, which isn't gas but liquid, isn't white but clear, and can mean three different things (see wikipedia), but most common one is a fluid used in camp stoves, lanterns or lighters or as a solvent. Closest thing to Naphtha we have in our language is "Technický benzín" (literally 'technical gasoline'), but don't confuse it with normal gasoline, because if you put it in a gasoline engine, it's not going to like it. Naphtha, or White gas, also shouldn't be confused with White Spirit, a.k.a mineral turpentine which, surprise surprise, isn't really white or spirit, and is definitely not a turpentine (a distilled tree resin). We call it "Lakový Benzín" (literally 'varnish gasoline'), except it's not really a gasoline either. It's more like a paint thinner. If you want to know what we call paint thinner in Czech, it's "Ředidlo", which literally means "dilutant". Mind you, there are many different types of "Ředidlo" which I'm not going to list here... Interestingly, in Poland (which is right next door from us), Kerosene is called "Nafta", and diesel fuel (remember that is what us Czechs call "Nafta"), is known as "Olej napędowy" (literally "driving oil"), or colloquially "Ropa", which in Czech actually means crude oil, but is sometimes used as a derogatory name for diesel fuel. Crude oil in Polish is "Ropa Naftowa". In case it wasn't confusing enough already... Edit: i've had to make some corrections here and there because the nomenclature across languages is such god awful mess, I got lost in it myself. But at least we can make fun of it :D. Thank you for all the likes and replies.

[@remingtonspeed7481]

This was beautiful and infuriating to read. Thank you.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Great. Now my head hurts in 4 languages!

[@martinba9629]

Alec should use this in a future script. Very fitting for the channel :-D

[@liesdamnlies3372]

God dammit Europe!

[@ericl2969]

Just more proof that this channel has KZbin's best commenters!

[@silvermediastudio]

Reminds me of an old series on BBC called "Connections," hosted by James Burke. He would expertly, and humorously, traverse the intertwined scientific, political, and environmental avenues of history that all came together in peculiar ways to bring us modern commonplace conveniences and systems.

[@richardrodriguesjettappa9744]

True. I am about 70+ years old now. Born in rural India, I have used pretty much all types of lamps that you have described. From lamps burning vegetable oil in terracotta devices using a wick made of rolled cotton, candles, and lamps using kerosine and also petronax lamps. But they are all inly memories. I remember those days when I was doing my arithmetic home work of addition and subtraction. Imagine with that beginning to a Ph. D in applied maths at the age of 28, well with electric lamp.

[@vanderkarl3927]

"Dietz nuts" "Bofa dese lanterns" You're on fire!

[@Zeldon567]

So are the lanterns.

[@zachp8752]

“Dietz nuts” was a good joke, but “bofa dese” was the cherry on top

[@BixbyConsequence]

I heard "bofa Dietz"?

[@viscountrainbows6452]

The next generation of teachers will be these youtube videos.

[@clintcarpentier2424]

STOP DROP AND ROLL!!!

[@echonovember636]

"Boffa Dietz nuts" Love how you can make the joke with straight face.

[@MatthewHolevinski]

dietz nuts! boom

[@robertvralph]

Many many takes later

[@xl000]

diz nutz on you chin

[@CrimsonStrider]

Until you see the end

[@beskamir5977]

Scrolled down when he did that to see comments pointing that out cause I couldn't stop laughing.

[@FreedomTalkMedia]

You mentioned that Paraffin and kerosene are the same thing. Maybe they are very similar but here is what I found. If the bottle says paraffin on it, it costs about 60% more than if it says kerosene on it. I also found that the odor is about 70% less. My throat feels fine when burning it too. I burn lanterns inside for the mood, all the time. I generally keep the lamp medium to low too. That helps. Also you have to trim the wick. Even if the fire looks like it is burning fine, you can get a cleaner burn with a recently trimmed wick. You don't have to trim all the black off. Just the top 1/8 to 1/4 inch or so.

[@flat-earther]

Hi free have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@OG_BiggusDickus]

​@@flat-earthermust be hard buying all that snake oil.

[@OG_BiggusDickus]

​@@flat-eartherquit selling snake oil.

[@anondimwit]

no he said some people call it the same thing

[@kasugaryuichi9767]

​@flat-earther Earth is a god damn cube, get on with the times

[@Tori1234100]

Could we eventually just get a supercut of all the bloopers you've got somewhere on your computer hard drives, hearing you laugh and your smile brings genuine joy to my heart

[@AmazingJeeves]

Gotta love watching Alec in the outtakes as he chokes on "Dietz nuts." 😂

[@forgiveman]

A lot of takes to be able to say it correctly.

[@kirkula]

I need to make dummy accounts so I can give this comment more upvotes.

[@kirkula]

@@forgiveman I was gonna tell you to watch out for the joke, but you're in the clear. It already passed over your head.

[@LawF250]

I died laughing as soon as he said it🤣🤣🤣

[@lachychops2]

He was struggling, almost like he had ligma 😥

[@williamfrazier3572]

I am 76 years old, live on an island 140 kilometres off the north coast of British Columbia and frequently rely on lanterns which, up until now, i have done so in total ignorance. Thank you for this illuminating presentation.

[@m4anow]

Hey old man, get yourself a solar panel and some LED lamps and do your part, air travel is already too expensive. Or can I interest you in killing some of those pesky whales off your island shores and rendering some of that sweet sweet blubber

[@bw3240]

I see what you did right there

[@Commando0333]

Me too

[@kingshizit3106]

This right here is exactly why I love youtube.

[@redrock425]

What most impressive is that you can get an internet connection in a relatively remote location.

[@therealkillerb7643]

I am old enough to remember when every household in my little community had a couple of these. We thought they were called "Hurricane Lamps" because the only time they were used was when the power went out, usually due to hurricanes or other really high winds! Thanks for the correction!

[@egoalter1276]

I believe they are called some variation of storm lamp in most languages, because thats exactly what they are. Storm proof lamps. And their primary use was naval for the longest time.

[@Veronica.John10-10]

I personally appreciated the understated joke about whales, Wales, and Welsh.

[@insovietrussia]

I'm feeling very phlogisticated now.

[@bluephreakr]

@I care Ah yes, you again. Mine telling us which publishers of the Quran release books suited for use as a flame wicking substitute? Knowing this would also help me source paper to treat the Bible in equal regard, just so you don't think this is a dig at your faith _solely._

[@_GhostMiner]

*Hello there, little boy.* *I am the pyroman.* *Do you like Phlogistinators?*

[@mattiviljanen8109]

In that case you should see a phlogicist.

[@jfh400]

5:45 is literally the best François-Pierre-Amédée Argand impression I've ever seen.

[@m_ouz4211]

@I care wtf ?

[@jadenknott]

@@m_ouz4211 he's a spammer

[@Geeksmithing]

@@m_ouz4211 right?

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Ah, good ol' Francois-Pierre-Amedee Argand.

[@BairMendoza]

I’ve been using candles with flat wooden wicks and they are fantastic. They burn beautifully and they make a really satisfying crackling sound.

[@tyasbank]

We used these at boyscouts, no matter where we were they always worked as long as the wick is maintained. And those things last long. But they live up to their name, come rain or wind or more these things would keep going at it. Never appreciated the design that much until this video. We also used them safely in the larger tents (cooking tent and such) we had. Incredible reliable piece of technology.

[@Michelino_M5]

"Allow me to fill you in on the Dietz" that's absolutely brilliant, well played.

[@nickfifteen]

When I heard that, I thought that was the pinnacle of Dietz jokes possible. I was clean, quick, and a worthy sensible chuckle. ...then he had to throw "Dietz Nuts" in.

[@Michelino_M5]

@@nickfifteen Yeah and I'm afraid that "Dietz Nuts" got many more giggles from the audience. But we, we appreciate the finer things. By the way I laughed hard at the "pinnacle of Dietz jokes" part 'cause when you say it like that it sounds as if it were a sport category or a recognized qualification or something like that lmao

[@dastafford]

I love how old patents read like drunkenly-written letters to the editors.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

They don't have to be perfectly written; they just have to get the rights sealed.

[@jesuslovesyou-mattsmith1502]

Thought you mistyped parents

[@Explodingbunny93]

That's because they probably were drunk

[@jakejake708]

Lmao nice one

[@doaimanariroll5121]

Probably because they are.

[@jimtomatola]

Somewhere I read the cold blast improves light output because, cold air is denser, the act of pulling cold air down the tubes creates a ram effect ( like a siphon for water ) that increases the air available at the base ( or density of the air ), which creates a brighter flame and uses more fuel.

[@sundownsigns]

I'm 76 years old. My first few years growing up in the Missouri Ozarks was in a house lit by kerosene lamps, late 40s and early 50s. A couple sets of grandparents used these for a few more years. I still have a couple of these for when the electric power goes out. Thanks for the interesting presentation.

[@danielhipps9786]

"Phlogestically smooth jazz" in the subtitles made me lol.

[@gormauslander]

You tell your jokes with such a straight face I nearly miss them every time. Dietz nuts caught me off guard

[@Marcus538]

Thats how your supposed to tell jokes , so idiots dont get them , then the intelligent people have the pleasure of laughing at idiots

[@midimusicforever]

It took a lot of outtakes for him to do that tho. :P

[@razorblade136]

Whale oil beef hooked!!

[@sn0skier]

I lost it when he later said "bofa" Dietz lanterns.

[@bennemann]

Check out the goof takes at the end of the video, it took him many tries to achieve the straight face!

[@dustyschmitz7269]

I like this guy! He has a way of making this NOT boring. He is funny and makes me want to stay for awhile, because of his way of teaching boring and making it very interesting with a lil humor to make it all come together. Thanks!

[@merrilymud7304]

Wow! That was the most fun I've had in awhile learning a historical tidbit about something I'd wondered about...lol. Thank you! I live "off grid - and use propane 'lamps', so I can't wait to hear what you'll share about the Aladdin lamp! Thanks again!

[@lucasrose1028]

Speaking as someone who did industrial combustion for many years, pre-heating combustion air is actually something that is done because it increases the efficiency as well and allows for higher temperatures to be achieved. The reason being is that you don't have to heat the incoming air to the temperature you need which actually wastes heat energy. The reason you want a cold air intake into your car engine however is for the higher density that colder air contains which naturally also means more oxygen because your not trying to heat the engine. If your interested in learning more about pre-heating in combustion systems the term your want to look up is "regenerative combustion burner" as they can explain it much better than I can.

[@AntiCookieMonster]

I would add that engine analogy doesn't seem to really apply. As far as I can remember combustion engines use, at least in part, gas temperature (and thereby pressure) difference to generate torque. Cool running engine is more efficient. A lamp kept cooler isn't as it doesn't cycle. I have a sneaking suspicion this was just throw away joke made before a real point. The comment is written, so I might just post it anyway.😅

[@expertautomotive4451]

As I long-windedly explain in my public comment, cold air intakes only became popular with multi port EFI engines. Prior to that, carbureted engines needed heated intake air in order to atomize fuel well enough to meet emissions standards.

[@reaganharder1480]

@@AntiCookieMonster to the best of my knowledge, the pressure change due to temp only matters in regard to how much oxygen is actually in the cylinder, and thus how much fuel can be combusted. Conveniently, EFI engines pump fuel into the cylinders based on the manifold air pressure (or i'm pretty sure they do), which means that the higher pressure of colder air will also result in higher fuel pumped into the cylinders, and since that denser air does have enough oxygen to combust that extra fuel, you get more power.

[@TheScottyboyee]

Lol I just commented theorizing the same thing lol guess I should have scrolled a little further down and seen someone who actually knew confirming my theory

[@miketyke9451]

There is still confusion here. I started repairing cars and other vehicles in the 1960s and stopped in 2018 as a professional. After gasoline engines are at operating temperature, many stopped heating the air fuel mixture, This was before and after emission controls were added. Heating was done for fuel economy more than emission concerns. atomization may have improved, but if the air fuel ratio was around 14.7 to 1, the compression cycle added plenty of heat and turbulence to atomize for proper combustion. The factories were pressured to have clean exhaust and get good economy at the same time. They would lean mixtures as far as possible, the engines produce low power and often Hydrocarbons increased if everything wasn't perfect. Warmer intake temps caused higher oxides of nitrogen to be produced, which was a controlled emission gas. They added EGR systems that put exhaust into the fuel air mixture, not to heat it, but to add an inert substance that cooled combustion temps to lower the oxides of nitrogen. things got back on track when computers started controlling nearly everything and actually enriched the fuel air ratio so the catalytic converters could get hot enough to clean the exhaust. Best horsepower occurs with cool air and fuel. Of course if you look into Smokey Yunick's expander cycle engine, than all of the above means nothing. Maybe it's a hoax?

[@whogavehimafork]

"Dietz nuts" "Bofa deez lanterns" I knew I subbed for a reason. Subtle usage of dead memes is my shit.

[@Virsputin]

conspiracy for the maximum sentence

[@lajoswinkler]

Nothing is dead about it. Just because cringy kids stopped using it after a week of spouting it like maniacs doesn't mean it's dead. As long as it's generally known of, it's not dead.

[@AlanShortySwanson]

I was laughing too hard to catch the "bofa deez" the first time.

[@zachaliles]

Those are dead memes? I guess I'm a little behind.

[@Darkchylde50]

Memes never die

[@umbrellacorp.]

Never thought I'd be seeing a video teaching about Old Fashion lamps. 7:51 I remember using these and older versions when I was a child in the 90's.

[@AKHILDABRAL]

I have used those indoor table lamps in my childhood and it brings me some great fond memories. I used to light them whenever electricity connection goes off. I used to put kerosene into them and clean the glass kink sometimes. My affection for them arise from the concentration it gave me since there was dark everywhere and it's just the source which is lightning just near my books. I will surely buy one of them for the memories.

[@alabasterscarf612]

"Well, allow me to fill you in on the Dietz." That's it. I'm out.

[@anchuin]

Dietz jokes are too much for you?

[@oliversmith9200]

You're calling it quitz on account of Dietz? What? Without Dieztz, the tale's incompletz. Why don't you stay, and retake your seatz?

[@viscountrainbows6452]

@@oliversmith9200 Did you pay for these jokes? I need your recietz. Or else all your comments will meet with delietz.

[@nullvoid3545]

stay! he makes an even better joke in a minute or so.

[@rdormer]

I see what he did there....

[@Smesp]

I'm still wondering if the pun about the wales beeing "de-lighted" was intended.

[@natebell4764]

oceans over was definitely a play, do you think he was going for a double in a single breath.

[@alessandrotrucchi8338]

28:42 the warm air provides the flame with some yellow bile humor, thus helping the phlogiston to more easily decompose the terra pinguis :⁠-⁠)

[@walthampton6700]

I truly can't think of anything i wouldn't enjoy learning from you. Thank you for the content and doing your part to bring us all a little closer together. Heavens knows, we need it more than ever.

[@jamesslick4790]

Technically, a Zippo lighter is an "oil lamp" that you can carry in your pocket.

[@orlock20]

Ah technology, miniaturizing even the gas lamp.

[@nthgth]

I spent like the first 30 years of my life thinking they worked like Bic lighters 😆 No, they're much, much cooler.

[@jamesslick4790]

@@nthgth Bic lighters also are pretty cool. A cylinder of compressed flammable gas and a valve controlled burner and ignition system (same ignition system as a Zippo) that can be bought for less than $3 and lasts months is a cool bit of engineering!

[@nthgth]

@@jamesslick4790 Know what, you're right! I was being judgmental there. They're also pretty cool when you look at how they work. The Bic way is sort of like a miniaturized barbecue, and that's awesome

[@jamesslick4790]

@@nthgth Yep, LOL. I've been smoking for 41 years (If you don't smoke, don't start, Lighters CAN be used for other uses!.Like Fireworks! LOL.) I am a Zippo collector, (as well as a Pennsylvanian!) But I gotta say "BIC" is really an underrated outfit. How the heck can they make all those pens, lighters and razors SO GOOD, and yet SO cheap ?!? I use Nothing but Bic razors BTW, (Screw Gillette!) But yeah a Bic lighter is a "gas grill" in the same way as a Zippo is an oil lamp! Good analogy! 👍😊👍

[@FilFee]

"And we'll maybe explore it in a future video, but you know me. Probably not." *STILL WAITING FOR THE TELETEX EPISODE*

[@bazanime]

Just type 888 for more information.

[@FilFee]

@@bazanime 888 just turned on the subtitles.

[@MrJJandJim]

@@bazanime 888

[@johnd6487]

I was looking at his t-shirt and wondering when I missed the BBC test card episode

[@moltenamber85]

7:52 my mom has had two of those for as long as I can remember. I always love seeing them lit.

[@davidrodgersNJ]

A hurricane lamp is an ingenious design, and can be carried around and swung as a signal (e.g. for trains). I have had (at least) one my whole adult life.

[@singh_vivek_in]

These lamps were the only source light even 15 years back in my village when electric supply wasn't available. The first electric lines arrived 15 years ago but electricity supply was rather erratic so these lanterns (called lal-ten in the local dialect) were fairly common for a long time after that (still are common?). These days, electricity supply is more reliable and there are LED bulbs with built in batteries so these lamps are being used less and less.

[@singh_vivek_in]

@Cosmo Genesis Electricity isn't very reliable in india, though it is getting better. Such bulbs are easily available here from reputed manufacturers. Here is one such example. WIPRO 9 W Standard B22 Inverter Bulb dl.flipkart.com/dl/wipro-9-w-standard-b22-inverter-bulb/p/itm6b44753ace7d5?pid=BLBFMUX67YMNHWGV&cmpid=product.share.pp

[@aliceeliot6389]

And you got internet.

[@deepaknanda1113]

@@aliceeliot6389 yes...from laltern in my childhoold to gigabit fibre optic now...

[@singh_vivek_in]

@@aliceeliot6389 I don't live in the said village. Neither did I live there as a child. My father served in the Indian military and I lived across India in various military campuses. My grandparents lived in the village though and every year, we used to spend about a month in the village during the school summer breaks. I have very fond memories of my time in the village, specially since my parents didn't dare discipline me and my sisters in front of our grandparents. And yes, there is cellular internet in the village now. It's 4G LTE with decent speed but nothing extraordinary. There used to be landline telephone in the village. I don't know if broadband was/is available.

[@Giganfan2k1]

Man I have wanted to go to India my entire life to see what is happening. One of the most influential talks I had with my great grand mother. She saw wagon trains going west on the plains. She did with seeing the internet becoming a thing. The change the entire world is going through. It is mind boggling. The area where I am at in the US we get power outages. So i keep back ups of everything. Going to other places in the world. As a US citizen get irrationally angry at people around me.

[@bernardroth3859]

Regarding pre-heating the incoming air: every coal fired power plant I ever worked in ran intake air through a pre-heat section before adding it to the fuel to improve combustion. In automobiles, using cold intake air is an attempt to add a few more molecules of oxygen to the mix in the combustion chamber before compression begins. A coal fired furnace, like a kerosene lamp, has no compression cycle. and hotter intake air improves the combustion in that case.

[@liennen5868]

The exhaust of hot air is a type of pollution. Cool the exhaust by giving the heat to the fuel so that you pollute less. Also, even if the chemical reactions of kerosene oxidation are not reversible, are not in equilibrium with the reverse chemical reactions, the raise in temperature still grants an increase of the forward reaction rate.

[@superchuck3259]

Yep, in compression engines, you want cold air so when it is heated, it expands more! More horse power!

[@LogicalNiko]

You’ll find the same preheating in your gas furnace to increase combustion efficiency (or oil boiler; but I know the Elmhurst area is almost all natural gas & forced hot air era homes). The closer you can get the incoming air to the auto ignition temperature of the fuel the more efficient the combustion…technically preheating the air above that would be better but inherently more dangerous for run away combustion incidents. A lot of systems also try to add some minor level of compression too push the limits of efficiency but this will never be as critical as a combustion engine because of the open nature of standard furnaces (sealed blast combustion furnaces are another matter).

[@NikovK]

@@liennen5868 You are not "polluting" less in this scenario. You are simply keeping heat in the system for slightly longer. Additionally someone using a kerosene lantern may not consider its release of heat to be a pollutant at all.

[@alberich55]

I would think preheating the air would help in winter and cold climates.

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[@larryrowe5259]

Recently found an old NIER oil hurricane lantern at a re-sale shop. Although it was rusty, it appeared to be intact, except for the glass globe. I am currently restoring it and enjoy the process. Fortunately, Dietz makes a replacement glass globe for this 280 model lantern. Subscribing today. Thanks for your content.

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Elementary, my dear Watson

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Oh shit, i didnt know he had a last name. This is like finding out Tom Servo has a middle name.

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@@Beeks81 That's what I was thinking! Like, "Watson?!" It's fitting, "Alec Watson" absolutely sounds like an adventurer, scientist, explorer, or the like from Victorian London.

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[@lamjingningthoujam7156]

I actually have one back in my home town since electricity there can be very intermittent. it's a pretty good source of light and gets the job done for emergencies.

[@LaserParody]

Minor correction: Air is not only available through the wick-port... the edge of the glass cover is set on a ported rim (note the raised lines the glass is sitting on), making some 90% of the outer circle at the base of the glass allowing air through... without that airflow, the proper suction the the wick-port would never happen. You need that internal negative pressure to affect/cause the wick slot's intake.

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The last thing I expected to learn from this video is why Pyro's most hated flamethrower is called "The Phlogistinator."

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"The kink here creates a slight constriction." Phrasing.

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Like seriosly are we not doing phrasing anymore?

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Thank you for enlightening me! It's amazing the things we take for granted.

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I was honestly not expecting to be so interested in the information in this video! Thanks, you guys!

[@swapertxking]

so my dad used to live on a farm when he was a kid, and he lived in tornado alley, he always talked about a red Dietz lantern that somehow through a tornado that devastated the entire property, survived on its post, but also remained lit throughout. its broken now and doesnt work, but it sits on my grandfather's mantlepiece to this day. mind you, that lantern was old when my dad was a boy, and he was a boy in the early 60s.

[@levislanterntime1926]

How nice. They aren’t that hard to fix. Google a video. Also, can’t have been too old when your dad was a boy. They started painting them in the mid 1950s. Of course, it could’ve been hand painted by somebody.

[@TTCS]

Ive got one.

[@swapertxking]

@@levislanterntime1926 true, but it broke back in the late 70s early 80s if i understand my grandfather's ramblings. though I should have added its been lost as of the last few years, grandfather got a bit old and senile and needed extra care so he went to an assisted living home, and that was 2ish years ago. nobody's seen it since really, so rip.

[@ecoKady]

@@swapertxking These kinds of original farm equipment are quite popular for decoration so if there was any sort of estate sale or someone was paid to clear out the house, it would've been snapped up really quickly. Sorry it went missing.

[@swapertxking]

@@ecoKady there wasn't, as far as im knowledgeable. maybe thats how it dissapeared.

[@Kiwjtastic]

Here's my take on the cold air intake: The "hot blast" furnace was created 1828, preheating the air increases the combustion temperature and thus the efficiency. So why not in cars? In a car the desired output is not heat but mechanical work. To maximize the work done you need to control your ignition timing very precisely, if your combustion temperature gets over a certain threshold you start losing that control, what follows is knock, preignition and ultimately engine damage, at least in a gasoline engine. (NOX emissions in a diesel) By cooling the intake air you can literally cram in more oxygen molecules into the combustion chamber. In WW2 they played around with water/methanol injection in their aircraft engines to cool the mixture and prevent knock to advance timing, and therefore make more power.

[@matejlieskovsky9625]

Engines ultimately generate power from the expansion of the air, so the cold air also improves the efficiency of the cycle (better "cold side" of the heat engine). And the steam generated by water injection is also a benefit - there were even some attempts at six-stroke engines that alternate a four-stroke cycle with a steam-powered stroke that generates some power and cools the engine from the inside. Burners want to burn as hot as possible to optimize combustion. I have one of those Biolite wood-burning stoves and you can really tell when the preheating kicks in. There is a good reason blast furnaces also use heat exchangers. So yeah, the preheating in the lamp is a reasonable idea, although I'd probably try a different approach. Also, you can't overdo it as it reduces the chimney effect, which is more important here.

[@vedranlatin1386]

My thought exactly

[@daredaemon8878]

If that's the case, then pre-heating the air probably is helpful for these; as like incandescent lighting, the light they produce is from a physics perspective a byproduct of heat.

[@UserArundel]

I was thinking the hot air should evaporate the kerosine quicker. changing from liquid to vapor is a REALLY big potential energy loss. I bet it burns more efficiently with hot air supply. less fuel per a specific lumen measure.

[@b0nz1official]

Water injection is still a thing in some modern high- end engines. BMW for example uses a Bosch developed water injection system in the M4 GTS.

[@Hullj]

Happy to have stumbled upon your channel. Thank you. I look forward to seeing a lot more of your work and luckily I can go back in time.

[@matthewandrews3036]

Had one of the oil lamps in my house as a kid. Only ever got used a few times during an occasional power outage.

[@joannot6706]

*It just occurred to my dumb ass brain that the Aladdin lamp was actually a lamp that burns.* Despite the fact that it's called a lamp my brain always thought it was some kind of teapot.

[@Guru_1092]

I always thought "gravy boat".

[@barnabyjones5161]

Old-timey bedpan