Re: fire from water.
From: donald j haarmann (donald-haarmann_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 12/31/04
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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:43:03 GMT
"Neil Lawrence" <NeilDogL@trilobyte.net
> At a recent outing with a youth group (I am an adult advisor) one of
> the other advisors started a fire by pouring water on the camp fire. I
> know he had done something previously to prepare the effect, however he
> won't share his secret. I thought of the obvious like K metal however I
> can't see that being able to sit for any length of time in a stable
> condition waiting to be ignited. I also thought of a pool chlorinator
> but wasn't able to generate that much heat in my own tests.
>
> Has anyone here done this before and if so what was the material used?
>
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> Neil Lawrence
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US Patent 3 537 397 Water reactive igniter. [Na peroxide &c.]
Ca phosphide 20% Mg/Al phosphide 80
Ca phosphide 5% Ca carbide 95
Have been used.
-- donald j haarmann - independently dubious
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