When the Power Goes Out and You Don't Have a Candle, Try This

Twice this week I've seen ideas (good ideas) on how to deal with a power outage. So I'm sharing.

In the video below, Grant Thompson shows you how to make a candle from a simple stick of butter.

 

And here's a link to a great milk jug lantern, using only a milk carton, some water and a camping-style headlamp. (Note: this was presented not as an emergency lamp, but as a reading lamp, which makes it doubly great in my opinion).

Aren't these great?