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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:34 pm
by wayang
Well, I would definitely pour it through a loaf of bread before drinking it...
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:15 pm
by alanz
No no no.
THIS is what you use to start a charcoal grill without lighter fluid.
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 2:53 pm
by jingle_jangle
Yeah, but which one? I can't make up my mind...
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:16 pm
by johnallg
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:18 pm
by johnallg
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 5:22 pm
by charlyg
So the flame thrower idea is the quickest it would seem?
Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:26 pm
by johnallg
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!
Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:53 am
by jingle_jangle
Is YouTube protecting us from ourselves again? Fie!
If they would just wise up and post those seat belt warnings, everything would be OK...
Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:15 am
by elysrand
Light a match in an atmosphere that just increases the oxygen from 20.8% to 42%, and human flesh will burn like paper

Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 2:06 pm
by jingle_jangle
Upon three readings, that still doesn't make sense to me, Elys...wanna try again?
Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:23 pm
by elysrand
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.
Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:31 pm
by jingle_jangle
Gotcha. Thank you, Dr. Rand.
Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:38 pm
by elysrand
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?

Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:41 pm
by melibreits
Dang! I LOVE these new smilies!

Re: One For The Curmudgeon
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:19 pm
by elysrand