One For The Curmudgeon

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:34 pm

Well, I would definitely pour it through a loaf of bread before drinking it...

alanz · Post by **alanz** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:15 pm

No no no. THIS is what you use to start a charcoal grill without lighter fluid.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:53 pm

Yeah, but which one? I can't make up my mind...

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:16 pm

I haven't had much luck with a chimney-type lighter - takes a long time to get the charcoal usable. I've stuck with the electric starter.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:18 pm

But then there is this method:

http://web.archive.org/web/20021003203611/ghg.ecn.purdue.edu/~ghg/

charlyg · Post by **charlyg** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:22 pm

So the flame thrower idea is the quickest it would seem?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:26 pm

Huh, all the videos have been pulled... He used liquid oxygen poured on just lit coals and the resulting flame ball instantly melted the grill! It was great video!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:53 am

Is YouTube protecting us from ourselves again? Fie!

If they would just wise up and post those seat belt warnings, everything would be OK...

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:15 am

Light a match in an atmosphere that just increases the oxygen from 20.8% to 42%, and human flesh will burn like paper

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:06 pm

Upon three readings, that still doesn't make sense to me, Elys...wanna try again?

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:23 pm

jingle_jangle wrote:Upon three readings, that still doesn't make sense to me, Elys...wanna try again?

OK - here it is in more detail: The danger of pouring liquid oxygen out, is that the local concentration of oxygen (in the area of atmosphere surrounding both the fire and the pourer) could rise to a sufficiently-high percentage that exposed human flesh, such as that of the pourer, will catch flame and burn like paper, with just the least tiny spark throuwn out by the fire. That happens when the percentage of oxygen rises sufficiently high.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:31 pm

Gotcha. Thank you, Dr. Rand.

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:38 pm

jingle_jangle wrote:Gotcha. Thank you, Dr. Rand.

AH, you are teasing me again! You of course knew all that, from your OSHA trainings for your students on dangerous fumes, gases, etc. It is standard fare to learn all this when getting advanced certification to use and handle oxyacetylene torches and tanks in enclosed spaces. Such a brilliant man, this Paul Wilczynski! So modest too...

And no, I am not trying to get a discount on those two acoustics. They are cheap at the price for the Extreme Artisan work you will do, truly the most superior luthiery work for which one could ever hope. (But maybe if you find an odd piece or six of 6a or 7a flame maple in that storage unit someplace, you could pull them out and use them on those two acoustics?

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:41 pm

Dang! I LOVE these new smilies!

elysrand · Post by **elysrand** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:19 pm

ME TOO!

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