The Maccabees would approve of this Jurassic Menorah
December 18, 2014 10:13 AM Subscribe
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I'd like it even better if there was some way to have the dinos holding the candleholders in their claws....
posted by easily confused at 10:27 AM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by easily confused at 10:27 AM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
Clever girl!
posted by Atom Eyes at 10:28 AM on December 18, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by Atom Eyes at 10:28 AM on December 18, 2014 [6 favorites]
Yes, OK, the end result looks pretty cool but is anyone else as skeptical as I am about its fire safety? Or maybe I'm just a holiday killjoy..
posted by Nerd of the North at 10:29 AM on December 18, 2014
posted by Nerd of the North at 10:29 AM on December 18, 2014
I am totally comfortable with open flames contained by wood, dollar store plastic and Rustoleum. I would display it next to my sculpture fashioned from dryer lint.
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:30 AM on December 18, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:30 AM on December 18, 2014 [6 favorites]
Well, that is a completely different dinosaur menorah than the one I was expecting.
I know, one big stegosaurus is the logical thing, right?
posted by officer_fred at 10:36 AM on December 18, 2014 [10 favorites]
I know, one big stegosaurus is the logical thing, right?
posted by officer_fred at 10:36 AM on December 18, 2014 [10 favorites]
Although I suspect the "buy thrift store stuff and spray paint it metal or monocolor" may be the decoupage of our era, I can't help but love it.
posted by maxsparber at 10:37 AM on December 18, 2014 [5 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 10:37 AM on December 18, 2014 [5 favorites]
Why make one when you could just buy one?
posted by blue_beetle at 10:38 AM on December 18, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by blue_beetle at 10:38 AM on December 18, 2014 [3 favorites]
is anyone else as skeptical as I am about its fire safety? Or maybe I'm just a holiday killjoy
Menorahs, as relatively tall structures for holding pillars of fire are not particularly fire safe things. Even if this were made out of metal or asbestos, I'm pretty sure that there would be more danger from this thing falling over than from the interactions between the candles and the plastic/paint/wood.
People used to hang candles from Christmas trees.
posted by sparklemotion at 10:49 AM on December 18, 2014 [3 favorites]
Menorahs, as relatively tall structures for holding pillars of fire are not particularly fire safe things. Even if this were made out of metal or asbestos, I'm pretty sure that there would be more danger from this thing falling over than from the interactions between the candles and the plastic/paint/wood.
People used to hang candles from Christmas trees.
posted by sparklemotion at 10:49 AM on December 18, 2014 [3 favorites]
♫♫ Maoz Tzur Yeshua T-Rex Lecha Naeh Leshanasaurus ♫♫??
posted by lalochezia at 10:56 AM on December 18, 2014 [6 favorites]
posted by lalochezia at 10:56 AM on December 18, 2014 [6 favorites]
I'd like it even better if there was some way to have the dinos holding the candleholders in their claws....
"I'm trying to hold the candles! My forearms are just as useless as yours!"
posted by resurrexit at 10:58 AM on December 18, 2014 [2 favorites]
"I'm trying to hold the candles! My forearms are just as useless as yours!"
posted by resurrexit at 10:58 AM on December 18, 2014 [2 favorites]
I just tried to make these. The trouble started with the shamash, which broke free of its holding pen and mauled a child. All show shows extreme intelligence, even problem-solving intelligence. Especially the shamash. I made eight candles originally, but when she came in she took over the pride and killed all but two of the others. That one... when she looks at you, you can see she's working things out. That's why we have to feed them like this. She had them all attacking the fences when the feeders came.
posted by maxsparber at 11:02 AM on December 18, 2014 [8 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 11:02 AM on December 18, 2014 [8 favorites]
I'm pretty sure one of those is just Godzilla.
Sorry, G-dzilla.
posted by MrMoonPie at 11:32 AM on December 18, 2014 [13 favorites]
Sorry, G-dzilla.
posted by MrMoonPie at 11:32 AM on December 18, 2014 [13 favorites]
Hashemzilla.
posted by maxsparber at 11:35 AM on December 18, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by maxsparber at 11:35 AM on December 18, 2014 [7 favorites]
Well, now I want the shamash to be an action figure of Ian Malcolm holding the candle.
"Are you implying that a quantity of oil that could only burn long enough for one night could somehow burn for eight?"
"I'm simply saying that G-d...uhh....finds a way."
posted by Uniformitarianism Now! at 11:38 AM on December 18, 2014 [4 favorites]
"Are you implying that a quantity of oil that could only burn long enough for one night could somehow burn for eight?"
"I'm simply saying that G-d...uhh....finds a way."
posted by Uniformitarianism Now! at 11:38 AM on December 18, 2014 [4 favorites]
This person is using hot glue, an adhesive material that becomes malleable when heated to hold a candleholder in place. This is a bad idea. They make adhesives intended to bond plastic to plastic many hobby stores. Here's a helpful guide.
posted by edbles at 12:23 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by edbles at 12:23 PM on December 18, 2014
Yeah, the hot glue is the least of the problems. I wouldn't put fire anywhere near that thing. Hell, I wouldn't even expose it to direct sunlight.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:50 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 12:50 PM on December 18, 2014
So a friend just gave a bag of mini dinosaurs for Christmas, because I have excellent friends, are there other dino based crafts I should be looking into? Because I would love to replace some common and uncommon household items with dinosaurs.
posted by jetlagaddict at 12:58 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by jetlagaddict at 12:58 PM on December 18, 2014
BTW - where did your friend get this bag of mini dinos?
Asking for a friend.
posted by Sophie1 at 1:03 PM on December 18, 2014
Asking for a friend.
posted by Sophie1 at 1:03 PM on December 18, 2014
It's a lot more expensive than a bag of plastic dinos, but this is pretty amazing: Menorasaurus Rex.
posted by epersonae at 1:21 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by epersonae at 1:21 PM on December 18, 2014
Many of these dinosaurs are from the Cretaceous Era. This casts doubt on whether the Maccabees would actually approve.
posted by blahblahblah at 1:36 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by blahblahblah at 1:36 PM on December 18, 2014
Yeah, the hot glue is the least of the problems. I wouldn't put fire anywhere near that thing. Hell, I wouldn't even expose it to direct sunlight.
I am totally comfortable with open flames contained by wood, dollar store plastic and Rustoleum. I would display it next to my sculpture fashioned from dryer lint.
I completely missed Mayor Curley's comment!
Also true facts, a user named superdumb from the article's original comments says:
"I love this idea!"
posted by edbles at 1:37 PM on December 18, 2014
I am totally comfortable with open flames contained by wood, dollar store plastic and Rustoleum. I would display it next to my sculpture fashioned from dryer lint.
I completely missed Mayor Curley's comment!
Also true facts, a user named superdumb from the article's original comments says:
"I love this idea!"
posted by edbles at 1:37 PM on December 18, 2014
Saurus, saurus saurus
Saurus, saurus saurus
Saurus tzivo lanu Moshe!
posted by Joe in Australia at 1:44 PM on December 18, 2014 [2 favorites]
Saurus, saurus saurus
Saurus tzivo lanu Moshe!
posted by Joe in Australia at 1:44 PM on December 18, 2014 [2 favorites]
I want to make something sort of like this but I have no idea where to find actual METAL candle holders.
posted by jeather at 2:04 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by jeather at 2:04 PM on December 18, 2014
> I want to make something sort of like this but I have no idea where to find actual METAL candle holders.
Try Googling "brass candle cups", that will give you a lot of links to pick through. If you want to narrow it to just the better machined or "turned" candle holders, add those as search terms. To save you some trouble, here's a place that sells sets of nine candle cups that are intended for use on a menorah or hanukkiah:
http://www.1-800-dreidel.com/jewishcandlecups.aspx
Not affiliated, just passing along, etc.
posted by mosk at 2:39 PM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
Try Googling "brass candle cups", that will give you a lot of links to pick through. If you want to narrow it to just the better machined or "turned" candle holders, add those as search terms. To save you some trouble, here's a place that sells sets of nine candle cups that are intended for use on a menorah or hanukkiah:
http://www.1-800-dreidel.com/jewishcandlecups.aspx
Not affiliated, just passing along, etc.
posted by mosk at 2:39 PM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
I'm not Jewish, yet this is definitely relevant to my interests.
posted by brundlefly at 4:39 PM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by brundlefly at 4:39 PM on December 18, 2014 [1 favorite]
I'm in Canada, so from the US shipping tends to be a problem wrt duties and taxes if I order enough to cover the cost of shipping and isn't worth it in the end. Thanks though, I'll keep it in mind for next time I order to the US.
posted by jeather at 5:39 PM on December 18, 2014
posted by jeather at 5:39 PM on December 18, 2014
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