[TheForge] propane/acet kaboom discussion

Tue Aug 12 09:08:50 2003

Scott;
Admittedly, there is an adolescent pyromaniacal element in many of us.
We are drawn to the fire, simply put.
As a child I was repeatedly scolded for playing around with the flame 
and hot wax of the sacred candles.
 I like fire and I like making big bangs .
 I believe that, at the age of 58, have  achieved a passable  
competence  with such stuff as to be able to play with it with a 
reasonable margin of safety.
Like humor, playing with fire, or shooting anvils, some risk, some 
discomfort,  and some petty catharsis  are all elements in the funky joy 
of  those things.
The damage I've done to my fingers was while seriously working..not 
while goofing around  with explosive gas.
As a proposition, both humor or a Sunday drive are as inaine.
As Americans, we all have a right to go to hell in the handbasket of our 
own making (to mix metafores).
Hail our majestic rise to incompetence.
Pete

Scott Lane wrote:

>
>> This discussion on playing around with propane/acetelyne to make a 
>> big bang is not only childish, but is nothing less than pure 
>> stupidity. Imho it ranks up there with anvil shoots, but 
>> considerabily more dangerous. I can't imagine why anyone would want 
>> to waste their time and money on such inanity. How about ending this 
>> one while everyone still has fingers and toes?
>
>
>         Kind of like building a 2500 degree fire in your garage and 
> holding onto glowing hot metal with your hands?  Sound pretty insane 
> to me!
>
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