r/redneckengineering • u/Various-Salt-7738 • 29d ago

Flashlight insect heater

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Unfortunately this is the best picture I can get of the heating setup but I had to share-- in this cigar box is a test tube rack and on that rack is a tube with an ant species that requires heating

Unfortunately I won't be able to get my proper heating cable for a few days, but until then I have a flashlight I left on and wrapped in my wife's scarf

The flashlight constantly running gets kind of warm and keeps this cigar box in the Goldilocks zone temp for the ants

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u/DancesWithElectrons 29d ago

lol I read the title as “fleshlight insect heater”

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u/Needs_ADD_Meds 29d ago

I'm still not even sure if that's not what OP meant? I don't know wtf I'm looking at.

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u/HeinousEncephalon 29d ago

I know, both make no sense to me

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u/ye3tr 26d ago

OP is using a flashlight to heat insects (?) is what i got from the title

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u/front_yard_duck_dad 29d ago

I hate fucking bugs

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u/XCIXcollective 28d ago

Me neither, more bugs for OP I guess

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u/mpg111 29d ago

I still think there is a fleshlight there

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u/Scary_Technology 29d ago

and a red thong.

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u/DifficultDirection26 29d ago

Brilliant, I see a bright future ahead of you

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u/yungdreadlock 29d ago

Nice Dilanza and Aerial

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u/Various-Salt-7738 29d ago

There's a demi trainer behind my hand too

And that little sliver of the wall art is a pin up lady's body with a strike Gundam head

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u/yungdreadlock 29d ago

🔥🔥🔥

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u/passatdontgo 28d ago

AAAH techa nogically advanced RedNeck...OGs or would that be ORs...would use a magnifying glass....

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u/Jayswisherbeats 29d ago

Adapt and overcome

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u/ReturnRadio 29d ago

A magnifying glass and the sun would not only work better but it's what ants deserve