tiki bar + pool + halloween = party at thanatos - Tiki Carving

PJ purple jade Member New Orleans Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Posts: 1450	PJ purple jade Posted posted on Sat, Aug 21, 2004 1:16 PM Thoughts on the volcano... Rather than the fog machine, which may dissipate too quickly outside to be effective, be too hot and melt the styro, and be an electrocution hazard if too close to the water (don't put it IN the volcano!), maybe dry ice would be better. It would creep out of the crater and down the sides and crawl over the surface of the water. You could attach a hose from a blower in a remote location to the volcano to get it moving out if necessary. Don't put the container of ice too deep into the crater, keep it close to the top and seal around the edges, or all the fog will just fall back inside of the volcano. It'll probably also need ballast in the bottom to keep it from being top-heavy. Downside is you'll have to keep refueling the dry ice throughout the night. I've never tried this myself but I was told about using one of those bags of self-heating crystals (for keeping your hands warm while hunting or camping) in with the dry ice rather than using warm water. Allegedly stays warmer longer and doesn't need to be dumped out to prevent overflow. Sounds reasonable but I don't know for sure. Maybe put a bunch of red glo-sticks in there too for a non-electrical light effect? Don't know what to do for the shaking... [ Edited by: purple jade on 2004-08-21 13:17 ]

Thoughts on the volcano...
Rather than the fog machine, which may dissipate too quickly outside to be effective, be too hot and melt the styro, and be an electrocution hazard if too close to the water (don't put it IN the volcano!), maybe dry ice would be better. It would creep out of the crater and down the sides and crawl over the surface of the water. You could attach a hose from a blower in a remote location to the volcano to get it moving out if necessary. Don't put the container of ice too deep into the crater, keep it close to the top and seal around the edges, or all the fog will just fall back inside of the volcano. It'll probably also need ballast in the bottom to keep it from being top-heavy. Downside is you'll have to keep refueling the dry ice throughout the night.
I've never tried this myself but I was told about using one of those bags of self-heating crystals (for keeping your hands warm while hunting or camping) in with the dry ice rather than using warm water. Allegedly stays warmer longer and doesn't need to be dumped out to prevent overflow. Sounds reasonable but I don't know for sure. Maybe put a bunch of red glo-sticks in there too for a non-electrical light effect? Don't know what to do for the shaking...

[ Edited by: purple jade on 2004-08-21 13:17 ]

Post #109510 by purple jade on Sat, Aug 21, 2004 1:16 PM