Why didn’t he use alcohol to light the lighthouse?

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In the animated 1977 Pete’s Dragon Eliot spat out the alcoholic beverage of a spout of flame. Why didn’t they try that during the hurricane to light the wick of the lighthouse?



Best Answer

Note that firespitting enhances the flame due to aeration, but it's not a sustainable heat source. A lighthouse wick would require more thermal energy than a single burst of firespitting can deliver.




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