. >> tom's innovations catch the eye of george hemminger, host of the web series, "survive and thriveit's an interview series where i go out and film different people trying to survive and thrive in the new economy. >> the two meet and immediately click. >> tom just threw a bunch of different products at me and, i was like, you know, we should shoot some of this stuff because i've never seen them before. >> that includes a flame retardant foam that tom is developing. >> it was designed to put out a fire and to shield intense heat, but it has to still be biosafe so it doesn't damage you. >> tom figures the best way to prove his product works is -- well, trial by fire. and he's the guinea pig. >> the torch could burn two to three inches of steel very easily. it melts like ice. >> that's 7,000 degrees. lava is 2,000 degrees. >> if i put the torch to my hand, it would turn to carbon within just a few milliseconds. >> we're proving this product that we have as foam works in the most extreme and dangerous situation. >> even after making sure the foam works off camera, tom and george are ner