That ending made me laugh a lil to hard, I saw what you were trying to do however when I saw the balloon I took my ear buds out because I knew it was going to be loud.
I once mixed a big black bin bag with butane and oxygen. I lit it with a match on a 6ft pole. The explosion was so loud I couldn't hear for a day and the shock wave made the window of my house bulge inwards and push my daughter who was leaning on it. I only did this once never again.
you needed an inlet pipe from the balloon to the rocket stove with some steel wool in the pipe as back draft prevention ...next time add some distance to that air fuel mix to the flame source and you won't get a hand held mini Hindenburg again. cheers, and extra points for freaking out the wife...LMAO
Mista!!! Matt your the man dude love your experiments! You have. A lot of fan support, i feel cool that I were buddies!! And known you since like 3rd grade lol! And you live down the street!!! Great job man love your work