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- genza, on 10/31/2007, -0/+59This is exactly the type of thing that doesn't require an entire video at all. "How to make your pumpkin last longer this Halloween: Apply vaseline." End of article. Done. Dugg. No link required.
- sohorrifying, on 10/31/2007, -3/+33Pumpkin Pi lol
- jester55, on 10/31/2007, -5/+35wouldn't you want to coat it in something less flammable if you're GOING TO PUT FIRE IN IT
- ChromaVita, on 10/30/2007, -3/+17Jack-off-lantern.
- orangekid13, on 10/30/2007, -6/+18Pumpkin + vaseline = giggity?
- arcooke, on 10/30/2007, -0/+8I highly suggest not calling yourself anal when talking about petroleum jelly...
- AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -1/+7I bet thoughts like these keep you up long, sleepless nights, don't they Jack Handy?
- TwoDeuces, on 10/31/2007, -2/+8I also thought the same, but according to many online resources Petroleum Jelly is not volatile so the amount of oxygen needed for it to ignite is greater than what is available in air. It would be unlikely that the pumpkin would ignite. But if it did, it would be the BEST Halloween decoration ever!
- KevinO, on 10/30/2007, -2/+7Yeah, and if a pumpkin were a corpse you might have a point....
- AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -1/+5I'm going to replicate the http://whysoserious.com/ pumpkin and do this to half of it's side, so I can get the full blown effect. :D
- ohanon, on 10/31/2007, -5/+9petroleum jelly = flammable = giant pumpkin candle
- zweben, on 10/30/2007, -2/+6Hell, it doesn't even require an article. You could just have a headline and link it to a blank page.
Digg needs articles that link to their own comments like Reddit has. - L33tmaster, on 11/01/2007, -0/+2So it'll last 3.14159 times longer?
- RSS14, on 10/30/2007, -4/+6Buried as inaccurate:
Carving a pi on a pumpkin won't make it last longer. - sanotaan, on 10/30/2007, -1/+3nah, the flash point is too high, and there's not enough oxygen at standard concentrations where halloween is typically observed this wednesday for the petroleum to ignite. i though the same thing you did until i did some lookin' around
- skankme, on 10/30/2007, -0/+2Actually, TwoDeuces is getting dug up. My guess is the reason you got dug down is b/c of your tone.
- desifan, on 10/30/2007, -2/+4
- LaGStAr, on 10/30/2007, -0/+2The only thing better than a good jack-o-lantern is a FLAMING JACK-O-LANTERN
- porplem, on 10/30/2007, -2/+4He said, "Happy thanks.. er, not happy thanksgiving, but happy halloween."
- edilclyde, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1FAIL
- Xinareiaz, on 10/30/2007, -3/+4yeah, same thing I was thinking, if you put a candle in that baby you would have one niiiice little fire on your hands.
- cnot3, on 10/30/2007, -2/+3I find its better to coat your pumpkin with the blood of the innocent, its less flammable, and can give would-be pumpkin theives the AIDS.
- paulperson, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Dugg because of "pumpkin pi"
- mwilke, on 10/31/2007, -0/+1Thats what she said.
- inactive, on 10/30/2007, -1/+2It works, nothing new, I knew about this for years..but been having good luck with pumpkins lasting til there time is due..usually 2 days after Halloween is when they take ***** really bad..seen better days sorta thing ya know.
- BlackCow, on 10/30/2007, -0/+1I coat my pumpkin in vinegar, probably not as effective as this but easier and it works pretty good.
- cvrefugee, on 10/30/2007, -0/+1Your mom.
- orangekid13, on 10/30/2007, -1/+1yeah, vaseline will burn but I doubt that the pumpkin will catch fire... if it does he's doing it wrong
- Zarafyan, on 02/11/2008, -0/+0pumpkin pi :))
http://rpgworld.ath.cx - gkiltz, on 10/30/2007, -0/+0One of the best ways to make your pumpkin last is this: Rig up a SMALL electric light (10W MAXIMUM-BETTER LESS!) on a flat piece of wood or plastic that can take the heat. Cut the pumpkin open and clean the seed out from the BOTTOM Then carve as you normally would, but take the carved pieces and immediately PEEL THEM. Put them in a zip-lock bag in the fridge. Place the pumpkin over the small light and carefully run the cord so no-one trips over it. Use the Jack-o-lantern just like that! After Halloween, as soon as possible(Next morning is best but you have a couple of days) cut up and peel the pumpkin. You can then make that same pumpkin into Thanksgiving's pumpkin pie, and Christmas Pumpkin Bread! If you did not grow your own, then you will have to buy only one pumpkin next year. If you did grow your own, be sure to save a few of the seeds for next year's crop. If you used a large pumpkin, and grew your own, when you run out of pumpkin bread, that is your cue to start prepping the garden for the spring planting!
- ale402, on 10/30/2007, -0/+0I wish I would have known this before our pumpkin rotted :(
- GravitySpec, on 10/30/2007, -2/+2It's all cool... I believe ya. Though I don't have a pumpkin to carve... wish I had the time... meh. :(
- Zomgondo, on 10/30/2007, -1/+1I bathe mine in salt. I never found "losing moisture" as much as a problem as mold - and, well, mold doesn't like salt. Problem solved. As an added bonus, salted pumpkins don't look "shiny", they look normal :)
- EuphopiaB, on 10/31/2007, -3/+2A corpse is the bodily remains of a once living being. That extends to plant life and even prokaryotes.
- robszol, on 10/30/2007, -3/+2mmm pi...
- Enceladus, on 10/30/2007, -2/+1I can't believe people actually have this problem. I mean isn't it usually the guy that needs to last longer? But if your pumpkin is having this "problem", I say just go slower. Maybe let her be on top. Oh and wear a condom.
- Smight, on 10/31/2007, -5/+3I think this is the same method the headless horseman uses to ensure his flaming pumpkins will stay perfectly preserved before they are tossed at people walking through the woods.
- iRaachie, on 10/30/2007, -2/+0I know what else lasts longer with Petroleum Jelly on it.......
- 47knight, on 10/31/2007, -5/+3eh, but still a bit risky!
- MusicalGenius, on 10/30/2007, -8/+5IT'S NOT FLAMMABLE MORONS!! I've just tested it. I BARELY got done carving amazing pumpkins and doing this(I saw it on Martha Stewart. And I tested my cotton swabs. I don't know why, I may be anal...but for some reason it bugs me that so many are just assuming that it is flammable... But I guess most diggers assume most of what they read is true anyway.
- pennstyl3z, on 10/30/2007, -3/+0Petroleum jelly isn't highly flammable but YES it is flammable... with enough heat source that is. Now most people may come to the conclusion that a simple candle would not create this required heat and they are correct. However some people may face the problem of having punk kids sticking fireworks in these oh so beautiful pumpkins...I know I do :( . This source of heat would most likely lead to the fiery death of this piece of art. Simply put "if you have ***** disturbers in your neighborhood, use CAUTION!"
- pizzaface200, on 10/30/2007, -6/+2Holy hell i carved my pumpkin with pi on it
- EuphopiaB, on 10/31/2007, -11/+6I find pumpkin carving to be a bit odd. I mean, I enjoy it and think it's fun and all, but once you think about it, we are gutting and carving a corpse then covering it in petroleum jelly to delay it's decomposition so we can show the corpse to everyone longer. Just a thought...
- SNIa, on 10/31/2007, -7/+2Hey dookie, pick up the phone!
Wassssasppppp
Not much... Bored... Think i'll rub the pumkin with KY and make a video about it.
click
Hello? Hello? - MusicalGenius, on 10/30/2007, -8/+2We both got sunk for saying the truth... seems like someone doesn't like being wrong. Though I was a prick and this may also be in the reason...sinking you, I find hard to understand.
- DigitalN, on 10/30/2007, -8/+1Happy thanks.... happy thanks.... happy Halloween.
third times a charm? - calebhawk, on 10/30/2007, -8/+1use an electric source of light...
- zachshmack, on 10/31/2007, -10/+1Thanks for restating that. I didn't get it the first time when I saw it nor the second time when guy in the video actually explained the joke.
- MusicalGenius, on 10/31/2007, -17/+2ACTUALLY, MORON... I saw Martha stewart say this to a boy on her show...
I just carved 2 AWESOME pumpkins. The Pirates skull and swords and a headless horseman with a pumpkin with the horse on it's back legs.... it's perfect... BUT I followed the advise... they look awesome...
But ANYWAY, I was testing the cotton swabs I used for the small corners and decided to light them, they melted like wax really and it took holding it for a minute to get through the jelly THEN the cotton burned.... cause every time I lit for a sec...the fire quickly went out.
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