[Vwdiesel] Heads up

[Stephen Kraus]

Well....we can always try the fart powered cars.... ^_^

On 12/26/06, Roger Brown <r.c.brown at ieee.org> wrote:
>
> mikitka wrote:
> > Calcium Carbide lamp is what my Grandfather used in the coal mines of
> Pa.  I
> > also have a "Big Bang" cannon that uses that stuff, It can be really
> loud.
> > Like Roger said, it does produce a nasty slim on the bottom of the water
> > tank.
> > Nick
>
> In fact the residue is caustic lime (calcium hydroxide) and is fairly
> nasty stuff:
>        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_hydroxide
> I recall some of the metal parts on the inside of my old carbide lamp were
> eaten away over time.
>
> --
>    Roger
>
>
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