Post #125988 by tikijackalope on Wed, Nov 17, 2004 1:12 AM

I assume from the website that the interior PVC pipe frame is only a structure to support hardware cloth, on top of which rests the ice. I would think that if the fog were passed through the cooled PVC framework, it might be in danger of acting like a still, returning a certain amount of the stuff to its liquid state.
I did notice that, as Halloween night got cooler, my mask began to spit a bit as some of the fog condensed in the chilly air. I assume more of that would happen if the fog was already chilled before exit, so I might have machines with and without chillers next year (economical, considering fog machines got down to $5 at Target last week).
This is one of the last pics I took; the temperature had fallen a few degrees from when the ones in my earlier post were taken, and you can see the fog is now falling and is less "billowy" as some of it is condensing into tiny droplets a few feet from the mouth. The Spencer's Moai (which, btw, made a decent bongo) was very oily when this was over; it wiped right off, though. The stuff also cleaned well from the Orchids of Hawaii mask; some of it dripped behind and soaked into the palmwood...can't tell that it hurt, though.

Those open-mouthed "Big eyed tiki" masks Rattiki is selling would be great for a small version of this; one could even put twinkle lights in their eyes.