Tampons on fire
I found this week’s test really hard. I don’t know why, but I suppose I may have taken the task too seriously. So, somewhere in the process I realized that in order to get anything made at all, I have to do something completely unexpected and wacky (maybe).
This, sort of artistic, material exploration session was inspired by survival expert Bear Grylls. Bear’s advice that tampons are great for making fires (featured on the Oprah Winfrey show earlier this year) made me curious (and scared) enough to put tampons to the test. If you want to see the whole interview on Oprah, with more survival tips, you can watch it here.
For now, find below, a series of burning tampons, both “natural” and “augmented”.
Natural:
Natural - ripped open:
Sprayed with regular hairspray:
Dipped in red wine vinegar (no reaction):
Dipped in alcohol:
