Re: Happy Fourth of July ( was : Re: Citizenship silliness. Re:e$: crypto-expatriatism (fwd))

[Petro <petro@playboy.com>]

At 3:37 PM -0500 9/10/98, Michael Motyka wrote:
>Happy Fourth of July! and how did this thread start?
>Petro wrote:
>>         I'd also suggest using a water extinguisher, the kind you can
>> refill/recharge yourself. There are some out there, the big silver kind
>> where you can unscrew the top and fill with your liquid of choice, then
>> presurize with  a tire pump. As an aside, one _could_ fill these with a
>> combination of gasoline and a gelling agent to make a short range flame
>> thrower, not that that would be a smart or safe thing to do (really, there
>> wouldn't be much to keep the flame from wandering back up inside the
>> cylinder, and haveing it explode in your hands would make it very hard to
>> type...).
>Actually these things are usually inverted so that the liquid is fed out
>from the bottom so the hose probably won't act like a fuse. At least

	Some are, some aren't. depends on the age.

>until the liquid runs out and there is a combustible pathway into the
>container. If you try this one could you get someone to videotape it
>from a safe distance? It would make a great AVI for an 'anarchists on
>the web' site.

	Ummm, I live in the middle of Chicago, I don't think it's going to
be anytime soon.

>At least mention nitrogen or helium.

	Yeah, but it's harder to get than Air, which can be done with a
bicycle pump.

>But COMPRESSED_AIR + GASOLINE?
>Are you one nut short of a matched pair?
>Gasoline scares the hell out of me. It should you.

	Did you see the part where I mention that I am (a) an ex-marine,
and that (b) whilst in the Marine Corpse I was in Aircraft Firefighting and
Rescue? You ever seen 3000 gallons of jet fuel burn, and it was your job to
get up close and personal with a fire hose.

	5 gals. of burning gasoline is NOT a problem. 5 Gals. cooking off
in a sealed container IS a problem.

>You don't live anywhere near me do you?

	You live in S.F. right?

>You should try baking bread instead.

	Boring.

>Don't you think this conversation should be continued on some AOL forum?

	Fuck you.

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