Fire God Gurstelle demonstrates his homemade flamethrower Courtesy Karen Hansen

I learned a lot of interesting scientific facts while writing Absinthe and Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. Here are five ways to (safely) add a little danger to your life.

Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously. Amazon link.  Courtesy Joan Sommers Design

Click here to launch the gallery of five delightfully dangerous things, all culled from my new book.

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June 2013: American Energy Independence

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