DO NOT TRY THIS TRICK!

This one can be dangerous. Please don't try it near anyone and always point the bottle away from people. As a matter of fact, don't try it at all. I've done it plenty of times but I've almost singed my eyebrows doing it. I'm only including this trick as a matter of record. I don't want to be held responsible for any idiot who ends up with a straw in his eye or a burned down bar.

Effect:

Shoot a flaming straw across the bar. It's a great effect with a big flash of fire but it's dangerous.

Supplies:

Empty Vodka Bottle
Matches
Toothpicks
Straw
Lawyer on retainer

Solution:

Once you serve the last of the vodka, recap the bottle and run hot water over it for about 5 minutes. While the hot water is pouring over it, prepare a straw by piercing one end of the straw with two toothpicks. They should form an X through the inside of the straw. It will look like a ski pole. Get your matches ready to light. Take the bottle out from under the tap and open it. As quickly as possible. Place the straw into the bottle the toothpicks should keep it from falling all the way down. light a match and drop it into the bottle from as far away as possible. You'll hear a whoosh, see a blue flame and watch the straw fly. When I've done it, the straw has melted on it's way up and ended up stuck to the ceiling.

DO NOT TRY THIS TRICK!