tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post2665747683801759332..comments2023-05-16T04:53:13.791-07:00Comments on Little Flower Petals: Throwback Thursday: Pop Pop Fizz FizzElizabeth H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09161162407130146871noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-87649978146182086362014-08-02T21:40:26.863-07:002014-08-02T21:40:26.863-07:00Great memories! I used caps in my Roy Rogers two g...Great memories! I used caps in my Roy Rogers two gun rig, a Christmas present that came with the hat and cowboy boots. I personally tamed the Wild West every day after school. (Until I ran out of caps.) Being boys, we also used a hammer but preferred to hit a whole roll of caps if we could afford them. The sound echoed off any hard surface. Awesome!!<br /><br />Burning things with a magnifying glass was necessary to retain your Kid Card. Leaves were good but dandelion puffs were best. Trying to burn our names in scrap wood took too long for a six year old's attention span.<br /><br />BTW, magnifying glass burning isn't new. In the early 1800s, the Hudson Bay Company issued a tinderbox with a magnifying crystal in the lid. If the flint and steel didn't work, the crystal was a viable backup to ignite the char or tinder. Reproductions copied from museum pieces are available today. And yes, they work.<br /><br />Thanks for another fun topic.<br /><br />Jeff The BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-56628109041500473222014-08-02T11:05:09.172-07:002014-08-02T11:05:09.172-07:00I learned my lesson after trying to burn my initia...I learned my lesson after trying to burn my initials into a (vinyl) two-pocket folder; it basically combusted and I was lucky to get the fire under control. No more magnifying for me.Vikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00269522131712921750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-50572742259785087112014-07-31T22:52:50.783-07:002014-07-31T22:52:50.783-07:00totally remember burning dandelions and whatever o...totally remember burning dandelions and whatever other flower or plant. We all did it. And then one day, this kid in the neighborhood called us over and he aimed the magnifying glass on a snail. <br />even then, i knew it had gone too far. some kids stayed and witnessed whatever happened but most of us ran off to play kickball. And i think that was pretty much the end with playing with magnifying glasses.<br />Years later, i found out that kid's parents got divorced that summer. <br />Sorry to bum anyone out. michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-8851995611838294042014-07-31T18:08:09.501-07:002014-07-31T18:08:09.501-07:00I fondly remember burning things with a magnifying...I fondly remember burning things with a magnifying glass. Got in trouble though for butning a hole in my clothes. I'm lucky I never got burnt.<br /><br />We used to lay the caps out in a strip and see how fast we could hit them with a hammer in an attempt to immitate a machine gun. <br /><br />And I'd tell you about more of my pyrotechnic adventures, but the government spies may be reading this and think I was training as a terrorist in my young days. Children can't do that these days or the ATF folks would haul them off.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-71474397894553104612014-07-31T17:31:02.789-07:002014-07-31T17:31:02.789-07:00you are not alone. Every word is an echo from my o...you are not alone. Every word is an echo from my own memory (:Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36092055.post-61416633175762257142014-07-31T17:23:08.049-07:002014-07-31T17:23:08.049-07:00Yes! I do remember magnifying glasses and burning....Yes! I do remember magnifying glasses and burning. Like in the playground in elementary school, having my neck burned by some mischievous ne'er-do-well. But in later years I discovered a fresnel screen from a 36" projection TV comes in handy for burning weeds in the summer. It projects about a 1" spot when tightly focused, will set a 2x4 board on fire in just a few seconds.<br /><br />Thanks for reminding us about what it was like being a kid.Joe Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679530650280030752noreply@blogger.com