+1,011 finding a needle in a haystack is easy, just burn the haystack, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

GENIUS!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

haha, havent thought of this solution LOL :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well if you burn the haystack, wont the needle burn away with it too..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

A needle is metal. Try to burn metal.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

er actually i did try to burn a needle once on a lighted candle for a project, it doesnt burn to ashes but becomes really black..black and crooked...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but not gone :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Good luck trying not to melt it, though.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think in that analogy you want a working needle when you're done. Magnets, however. . .

by Anonymous 13 years ago

but still with a magnet you would have to go through layer by layer to get the needle, unless you have an insanely strong magnet :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ya know, I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Or you could buy another needle for like 25 cents but OK... and also you won't have Smoky the Bear come and give you a lecture

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That would be a good idea, except metal needles would melt.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

What if you melt the metal..? And the ashes would pretty much camouflage the needle. You should try this out, the comment back and see how it works out.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I would but unfortunately I don't have any haystacks on me right now :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It matters what kind of material the needle was made out of. This would work with a bone needle, for sure.

by Anonymous 13 years ago