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The $150 gadget that lets you shoot FIREBALLS from your wrist

Ellusionist just released the Pyro mini
Device is smaller, more comfortable, cheaper and better-designed
It can shoot fireballs 40 feet, which is four times further its predecessor
It uses so-called Flash Cotton, or Flash Paper that fits inside the barrels

Published: 19:35 EST, 17 November 2015 | Updated: 21:07 EST, 17 November 2015

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Caveman may have discovered fire, but Ellusionist put it in the palm of our hands.

Last year, a magician made it possible for anyone to be a super hero with a device that shoots fireballs from their wrist and now its dazzling us with the latest.

The Pyro mini is more comfortable, cheaper and better-designed than its predecessor.

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Last year, Ellusionist released a device that shoots fireballs from the wrist and just launched its new model. Pyro mini is much smaller, cheaper and better-designed.

Its inventor, Adam Wilber explained: ‘Fire. Since the dawn of time it has been the reward at the end of man's quest.’

‘Both creator and destroyer, it has historically been the element hardest to control’.

Although the device can be owned and operated by anyone, it was specifically designed for those in the entertainment industry and not teenagers who are obsessed with lighting things on fire.

Last year, a magician made it possible for anyone to be a super hero when they released a device, Pyro Fireshooter, that shoots fireballs from your wrist. A second version of the shooter has just been launched, and it is smaller, more comfortable and better-designed than its predecessor

Each device is equipped with a rechargeable battery that can be charged with any standard microUSB cable and shoots out up to 600 shots before needing to be recharged.

In addition to being cheaper, costing $150 compared to $174, it’s also more advanced than last year’s model.

Pyro mini can shoot a fireball up to 40 feet through the air, which is four times further than the original.

There are two main components, a small box with a Velcro band that straps to the wrist and a smaller wireless remote used to trigger a fireball.

Each device is equipped with a rechargeable battery that can be charged with any standard microUSB cable and shoots out up to 600 shots before needing to be recharged. Pyro mini can shoot a fireball up to 40 feet through the year, which is four times farther than the original.

The remote has a range of about 30 feet, so the main box can be placed anyway and still respond to the trigger.

It uses so-called Flash Cotton, or Flash Paper that fits inside the barrels.

Flash material is used by magicians to create fast burning flames for tricks.

WHAT IS FLASH PAPER?

Flash paper gives magicians the ability to cause an instantaneous flash of fire during a performance.

It is used to distract the audience from a catching a particular slight of hand or other trickery.

To trigger flash paper, a heat source is applied directly to the paper.

The flash lasts seconds before turning to a very small bit of ash. Magicians may use a hidden device to start the flash.

Flash paper is made using five parts nitric acid, four parts sulfuric acid and a briefly soaked piece of tissue paper that is then allowed it to dry. This creates a form of nitrocellulose, a compound found in gunpowder.

Flash paper gives magicians the ability to cause an instantaneous flash of fire during a performance. It is used to distract the audience from a catching a particular slight of hand or other trickery.

Flash paper comes in the form of small pieces of paper, string, cotton balls, large sheets of paper and flash bills.

When lit it burns up with a bright, quick-burning flame that leaves virtually no ash, just a small amount that a magician can hide in their hand.

A heater coil then ignites the material when the button is pressed, forcing the flame to fire from the chambers.

The company has provided instructions on its website that show users how to properly prep and load the flash paper.

A small amount of cotton and flash paper come already loaded in the device’s barrels, which helps users measure how much they need for each before shooting off.

It uses so-called Flash Cotton, or Flash Paper that fits inside the barrels. Flash material is used by magicians to create fast burning flames for tricks. A heater coil then ignites the material when the button is pressed, forcing the flame to fire from the chambers

There are two main components, a small box with a Velcro band that straps to the wrist and a smaller wireless remote used to trigger a fireball. The remote has a range of about 30 feet, so the main box can be placed anyway and still respond to the trigger

Ellusionist recommends firing the device between 20 and 30 times before strapping it to your wrist, to prevent burning yourself.

As the device’s maker said, ‘This is not a toy.’

‘This is a 'badass' professional device that allows you to launch fireballs from your open palm.’