Mountain Confederation (our across-the-street neighbours) do not drink "bad beer" (i.e. disapproved-of brands). They do however sometimes receive gifts of such beer.
Placed upright in the fire, and a warning shouted to nearby folks to back up sixteen feet from the fire pit, cans of beer will usually launch themselves after a suitable warming-up of the rocket motor built into the can. (Several years ago I watched a few cans reach impressive altitude.)
Occasionally (I'm told) a can will spin on its way up, sloshing beer over those nearest the fire. The one I watched during their marguerita party this year simply exploded, showering glowing coals around the fire in a ring just short of the distance everyone had pulled back to, after which a bunch of people started kicking coals back into the fire pit.
They served dolmades as well as margueritas. Yum.....
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eftychia at 12:11am on 2007-08-11
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Placed upright in the fire, and a warning shouted to nearby folks to back up sixteen feet from the fire pit, cans of beer will usually launch themselves after a suitable warming-up of the rocket motor built into the can. (Several years ago I watched a few cans reach impressive altitude.)
Occasionally (I'm told) a can will spin on its way up, sloshing beer over those nearest the fire. The one I watched during their marguerita party this year simply exploded, showering glowing coals around the fire in a ring just short of the distance everyone had pulled back to, after which a bunch of people started kicking coals back into the fire pit.
They served dolmades as well as margueritas. Yum.....