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clock-iconPUBLISHEDFebruary 20, 2017

Guy Makes An Insane 20-Foot Fire Tornado Machine In His Backyard

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Engineer, eccentric Brit, and shouty showman Colin Furze has built a fire tornado machine in his backyard, inducing panic attacks among health and safety professionals across England.

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Spun around using a precariously placed go-kart engine, the 6-meter (20-foot) high cage shoots an upward burst of flames, creating a tornado-like column of fire. As if that wasn’t enough, it then begins to blast fireworks into the night sky.

Why all this celebration? Well, his YouTube channel hit 4 million subscribers, but that’s just making excuses. He also made some videos explaining how this masterpiece was built, in case you were wondering about some of the engineering or how his neighbors put up with him.

Enjoy the madness below.




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