THIS BLOG IS ALL ABOUT CHANGING LIVES

Dave,

Just wanted you to know that I followed in the footsteps of greatness!

I remember your article about strawberry pop tarts starting a fire from back with the web was a little baby, but it’s stuck with me all these years.

During a COVID style tele-team meeting about a year ago, the topic somehow came up and i casually threw out the fact that strawberry pop tarts would shoot a flame into the air when held in a toaster for several minutes. After several months of my co-workers occasional questions of proof, I found your article and sent it around, but they weren’t satisfied.

So, when cleaning out my garage a few months ago and coming across an old toaster, I decided it was time to prove you right.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Matthew

Comments

[guy]

Skip ahead to 4:45 and watch.
Gee, pop tart and heat equals fire!

[Static Joeage]

I watched a video of a toaster for almost 7 minutes. Yes, Dave, you do change lives.

[cfjk]

Has he tried putting a slice of Norwegian goat cheese in the toaster, I know some people like to put jam & cheese on their toast.

[nursecindy]

Wait until he hears about Roller Blade Barbie!

[Le Petomane]

"OK class, you now have my last science experiment to try at home. I have enjoyed teaching all of you...uh, children this past year. I'm off tomorrow to take a new teaching position in another country. You are dismissed."

[pharmaross]

Next he'll be doing this with waffles because he's an Eggo maniac.

He doesn't use bread since he's black toast intolerant.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Kids, don't try this at home...until your parents are out.

Then, go for it!

--Tik Tok Alexa

[ChrisinVa]

Surely I would have thought that alert readers of Dave Barry would know that these types of informative videos should be shot in landscape mode.

[Matthew Orton]

There goes 7 minutes of my life up in smoke.

[Matthew]

Thanks Dave for posting my video!

I did violate one rule from your article… my wife was home.

[man tom]

Wow. Just wow. What a great idea! I thought of an idea, too. Playing the video on the Jumbotron.

[Guin]

Naturally duct tape was involved.

[Pauller]

Why is it the first thing I thought of after watching this video is how cool would it be to do this at night? :)

[Le Petomane]

Dear Dave Barry,
I want to thank you for the helpful tip on how to make arson look like a total accident. The next time you're in Vegas, I'll buy you some beers.

Your grateful friend,
Guido

[nursecindy]

Matthew, I hope your wife grounded you after doing this. I would.

[Steverino]

Any flammable substance would catch fire if left in the toaster too long.

[Matthew]

Nursecindy, I used a 3 prong extension cord, so I was already grounded. 😁

[MOTW]

Overheard toward the end of the video: "I think your Pop-Tart's done." HA! Well done, Matthew! see what I did there?

[padraig]

To expand on Guin's thought, before I watched the video I wondered how Matthew would engineer a circumvention of the toaster's sophisticated safety measures. I should have known it would involve duct tape. Now we just have to incorporate WD-40 to make it a perfect Guy Solution. Or a flamethrower. Both. Hmmmm.......