And yet nobody saw it coming...

[Cecil]

SHAWNEE, Okla. - Firefighters in this central Oklahoma town peered into a crystal ball and found the cause for a fire.

It didn't take long for Shawnee Fire Prevention Officer Jimmy Gibson to figure out what caught a homeowner's sofa on fire and brought fire crews to the rescue.

Once the couch was extinguished, Gibson reached into a hole burnt into the sofa and found a glass gazing ball. Soon, sunlight shining through the ball burned two holes in the leg of his pants. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040129/ap_on_fe_st/crystal_ball_fire

:rolleyes:

[PinkRabbit]

:dl:

Thanks. I really needed a laugh tonight, and it's probably awful of me, but that provided it.

Barb

[Eos of the Eons]

:D

Lovely little fire hazard to have around the clueless homeowner.

[Darat]

Just goes to show - you should always switch appliances off when not using them. :)

[Eos of the Eons]

***looks for switch on ball***

Sad thing is, have you ever tried to break one of those things? They are creepily strong and resilient. You must blacken it with fire and bury it alive in the ground to make sure it never evilly starts another fire again!

[Darat]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
***looks for switch on ball***

Sad thing is, have you ever tried to break one of those things? They are creepily strong and resilient. You must blacken it with fire and bury it alive in the ground to make sure it never evilly starts another fire again!

I always assumed they had a motion activated switch - doesn’t the psychic just pass their hand over it and it starts to show pictures? Then just as it is about to reveal something specific the psychic says “That will be £25 thank you, I accept Cash, VISA, MASTERCARD & AMEX, no cheques.”

[ktesibios]

Once the couch was extinguished, Gibson reached into a hole burnt into the sofa and found a glass gazing ball. Soon, sunlight shining through the ball burned two holes in the leg of his pants.

Umm... I think I woulda reached a conclusion after only one hole, experimental repeatability or no...:bricks:

[Eos of the Eons]

Originally posted by Darat


I always assumed they had a motion activated switch - doesn’t the psychic just pass their hand over it and it starts to show pictures? Then just as it is about to reveal something specific the psychic says “That will be £25 thank you, I accept Cash, VISA, MASTERCARD & AMEX, no cheques.”

Good question. Someone here oughtta know. Anyone?

In this caseI pictured a smaller ball, the size of a lime at the most. Ones people don't use, but put in in their little displays.

[Yahweh]

Originally posted by Eos of the Eons
***looks for switch on ball***

Sad thing is, have you ever tried to break one of those things? They are creepily strong and resilient. You must blacken it with fire and bury it alive in the ground to make sure it never evilly starts another fire again!
:D :D :D

[Temporal Renegade]

Well, Great Balls of Fire! :D

What?! Someone had to say it!

[Eos of the Eons]

:dl:

@ whole thread :D