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Absinthe and Flamethrowers Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously
Absinthe and Flamethrowers Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously
Want to add more excitement to your life?
This daring combination of science, history, and DIY projects will show you how. Written for smart risk takers, it explores why danger is good for you and details the art of living dangerously.
Risk takers are more successful, more interesting individuals who lead more fulfilling lives. Unlike watching an action movie or playing a video game, real-life experience changes a person, and Gurstelle will help you discover the true thrill of making black powder along with dozens of other edgy activities.
All of the projects—from throwing knives, drinking absinthe, and eating fugu to cracking a bull whip, learning bartitsu, and building a flamethrower—have short learning curves, are hands-on and affordable, and demonstrate true but reasonable risk.
With a strong emphasis on safety, each potentially life-altering project includes step-by-step directions, photographs, and illustrations along with troubleshooting tips from experts in the field.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Reasonable Danger
Last summer I saw the New York Times rave review of this book, and as a longtime fan of “Backyard Ballistics” I have really been looking forward to the read. Gurstelle’s new book is like “Backyard Ballistics” with philosophy and style. It’s great. And I don’t think it really matters if you plan on making gunpowder, building any of these contraptions, or digesting any of these edibles — you can stay in your armchair, away from your garage, and still love taking this tour of dangerous living. (For those on the adventurous side: great instructions, plenty of photos, clear diagrams, and, yes, flamethrowers.)
4 Stars Great if you Skip some chapters
The beginning of this book is great as I am not much for the psychology of things. I found this interesting and after I spent 10 years in the Marine Corps found that my risk taking was off the chart. The projects are cool but if you are into Make or Instructables you will already know how to do all the projects. The book is well written and fun to read but like other reviews to much about safety, I skipped those sections and cigarette smoking, really? How about Cigar’s risk takers smoke cigars. A section about how to identify a good cigar, different kinds, history, how they are made, or even how to hand roll one would have made this book a definite winner, then add a whisky section with the absinthe and compare the two. I like Absinthe, and buy a case every time I go to France, but Absinthe is like having a Latte while sitting in a caf
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