Buck 110 stars in Viagra commercial

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There is a thread on it in the General knife discussion but thought I'd post it here. There was a Viagra commercial on the tube last night with a guy trying to light a fire. His lighter broke so he walks over to his tool box, picks up a closed 110, goes back to his campfire and whacks the 110 against a rock to throw sparks and start his fire. Kind of made me cringe just to think about it. Since brass doesn't throw much of a spark I can only resume he smacked the spine of the closed blade against the rock.
 
Saw it and enjoyed it. Fun to see a 110 used as a tool for good. The knife looked good. Well kept in spite of no sheath that I saw. I'm hoping that it surfaces on utube (shudda recorded 60 minutes, good dog piece, then I wudda had it on disk). I thought that the closed blade was struck against a spark rod. I didn't notice the rock. Probably anticipating the shadow outline of the companion in the tent.. Ahhhhhh camping out at the beach with your sweetie. Now that's living.
 
Well, you guys were watching the Duck boys.........he took a brand new shiny untarnished unscratched 110 out of a tool box and struck the top of the closed blades against the rock for a spark and started a fire with one hit. Ah, commericals they have to work fast. No beaches here and in a month or so very few starry nights cause of skeeters. The state bird of LA. 300
 
Hmm... You can strike firesteel with SS, but to throw a spark against a stone, I thought the blade has to be carbon.
 
It wasn't that he used the brass bolster to start the fire, it was that he was "seasoned" and knew how to improvise and get the job done. You weren't supposed to notice the brass used or that it was a 110. It's called Artist License and you were suppose to only see the outcome, and not the journey or the vehicle used to get there. :D
 
I saw that one tonight while watching The Bate's Motel. I got a good laugh out of that one.
 
dogstar said:
Hmm... You can strike firesteel with SS, but to throw a spark against a stone, I thought the blade has to be carbon.
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That's my understanding too. Pretty standard trick among the bushcrafting set. You can find plenty of YouTube vids of people doing this with Opinels, ESEE, Condor and all sorts of other carbon bladed knives. I suspect, but do not know for sure, this is one reason why Ron Hood speced carbon steel in the Buck collaboration knives he designed. Edge toughness is usually another attribute that some point to to justify a choice for carbon over most stainless for that application too.
 
I saw it a few nights ago, I guess Buck is really moving "up" in the world against "stiff" competition. :)
 
If you have an erection lasting longer than 3 hours use a Buck 110 and just cut it off...:D
 
Badhammer said:
There is a thread on it in the General knife discussion but thought I'd post it here. There was a Viagra commercial on the tube last night with a guy trying to light a fire. His lighter broke so he walks over to his tool box, picks up a closed 110, goes back to his campfire and whacks the 110 against a rock to throw sparks and start his fire. Kind of made me cringe just to think about it. Since brass doesn't throw much of a spark I can only resume he smacked the spine of the closed blade against the rock.
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At least it wasn't a Midol commercial. :)
 
I saw your utube piece on this commercial CL. Thank you for your work. I appreciate your shoulder at the wheel.
 
I thought it would be "hard" to start a fire that quick when I saw the commercial. But he did "erect" his tent in a correct manner and I think it and the fire would hold up under a "stiff" wind if needed.
 
Preacher started his sermon asking the congregation what they could tell him about the resurection.
Little boy in the front pew, said all I know is if it lasts more than 4hrs you should go see a doctor.
 
The guy had his pickup a few feet away. He's too dumb to use the cigarette lighter. It would have been easier and faster than scarring up a 110, but maybe not as manly?
 
I saw it, and thought it was pretty corny. I'd make some prison matches instead of abusing my 110, but to each his own, I'm probably, over thinking this stupid commercial.
 
If Viagra can jump start worn out plumbing, then it will certainly work for the brass bolster to throw enough sparks to start a fire, in a commercial for television anything is possible.
 
The stuff really works. I took a old half worn out 110, took some viagra, and the next thing you know....the blade was full again.
 
LOL. According to a post on the general discussion board here, the main character in the show "Longmire" did the same thing with his knife in the season 2 premiere.
 
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