[Vwdiesel] Torches

[Harmon Seaver]

On Wed, Mar 12, 2003 at 12:11:26PM -0500, Sandy Cameron wrote:
>
> >From: Harmon Seaver <hseaver at cybershamanix.com>
> >To: Vwdiesel <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
>
> >   One thing about acetylene -- I've always wanted to get an acetylene
> >generator. They used to use them in factorys a lot, a guy I knew had one up in
> >MN. Pretty neat -- you just put in carbide and water. Much cheaper to own. I've
> >found some made in India, they were pretty cheap, don't know how much shipping
> >would be tho, from India. Seems like they're used a lot in the 3rd world. I
> >think you could probably make your own, for that matter.
> >
> > Reminds me of a sign I saw once in an electrical heating firm
>
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  GO GAS,  GO BOOM!!  <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> Might aleviate their over population problem
>

    Nah, they're pretty safe. If it were that dangerous, they wouldn't have been
using it in coal mines all those years, with guys wearing the acetylene lamps
right on their heads. Gasoline is *waaay* more dangerous.



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Harmon Seaver
CyberShamanix
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