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From: ILPI Support <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] another "safe" demo
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2019 18:26:31 -0400
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My money is on calcium carbide because he said "starting to generate that flammable gas".  Pour water on the calcium carbide and it makes acetylene; the basis for old miner's lamps.


Rob Toreki

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On Oct 5, 2019, at 6:13 PM, Patricia Redden <predden**At_Symbol_Here**SAINTPETERS.EDU> wrote:

Here's a new one on me.  Science teacher uses "explosives," according to the title, or "flammable gas" according to his narrative, to carve a pumpkin.  I'm guessing methanol, based on the video?  No shields, lots of flame.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BplBmF4FbGl/?igshid=1336981534453&fbclid=IwAR2mtqhmgyRQ0D4M--ATdsri96b3suC68S2RtbJu2AhJc0LfJ3rVfpIDAD0

Pat Redden
St. Peter's University
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