Comments on: Flammable Ice http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:42:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tahwimby http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-1880992 Tahwimby Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:28:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/#comment-1880992 It is more impressive to put the calcium carbide in a snowball. A must for people who snowshoe or go snowmobiling. It's easy to start a fire with fuel all around you! It is more impressive to put the calcium carbide in a snowball. A must for people who snowshoe or go snowmobiling. It’s easy to start a fire with fuel all around you!

]]> By: 1hen2ducks http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-1880929 1hen2ducks Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:37:39 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/#comment-1880929 Get calcium carbide at http://bit.ly/1UoFb9 Get calcium carbide at

http://bit.ly/1UoFb9

]]> By: ironman http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-1880854 ironman Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:18:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/#comment-1880854 Calcium Carbide was the fuel used in old time "miners lamps" to provide a flame for light,altough dim ,by wetting it,burned.The gas produced (acyetylene) is also very combustable and/or EXSPLOSIVE depending on the amount of oxygen available.Also,much modern torch use acetylene is still made this way.Shops that use large amounts of acetylene still have "acetylene generators" using Humidified calcium carbide,as it is cheaper to produce than buying the bottled stuff.HA HA;I'm smarter than you!!! Calcium Carbide was the fuel used in old time “miners lamps” to provide a flame for light,altough dim ,by wetting it,burned.The gas produced (acyetylene) is also very combustable and/or EXSPLOSIVE depending on the amount of oxygen available.Also,much modern torch use acetylene is still made this way.Shops that use large amounts of acetylene still have “acetylene generators” using Humidified calcium carbide,as it is cheaper to produce than buying the bottled stuff.HA HA;I’m smarter than you!!!

]]> By: Jaan Peter Kanellis http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-1880843 Jaan Peter Kanellis Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:01:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/#comment-1880843 I am guessing it has something to do with the pyrex bowl. I am guessing it has something to do with the pyrex bowl.

]]> By: DoodleBean http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/comment-page-1/#comment-1880738 DoodleBean Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:56:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/29/flammable-ice/#comment-1880738 Actually, it's a demo of flammable acetylene gas, not a demo of flammable ice. Actually, it’s a demo of flammable acetylene gas, not a demo of flammable ice.

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