What a crazy idea to carry these bombs in his car! You need to do it somewhere safe, like perhaps at a caver party on a Texas beach so when it explodes prematurely it takes out only 5 eardrums! (Gill can explain.)
---- Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net> wrote: >>>>----------------short but relevant story--------------------> A few years there was a news story of a guy in Denver (I think) who was going to a party across town. Wanting to do something exciting for the party > guests he decided that carbide bombs would be good entertainment. He had a > cutting torch rig (Oxygen and Acetylene) at his shop so filled up > a-half-dozen or so plastic bags with the "perfect mixture" and stuffed them > into the back seat of his small car. He headed across town. Somewhere along > the way one (if not all) of the bags ignited, blowing all the windows and > doors out of the car and puffing the roof up and the sides out (I saw > pictures of it). Aside from ear-drums and some superficial burns I think he > was basically unhurt, but the kicker is that he was charged with > manufacturing and transporting explosive--both felonies under federal law. > And I think he missed the party, too. > > --Ediger --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
