On 18 Oct 2003 08:47:26 -0700, jim rozen
pixelated:

In article , Larry Jaques says...

That depends on your criteria and application. I used to use a carbide
lamp for caving. In terms of the duration-to-weight ratio, it was hard
to beat, and it was the hands-down winner for coolness factor. ...
(gary)

So cool it could have blown your forehead off if it plugged up.

Now this is simply not true. One has to go to extreme
lengths to 'plug up' a carbide lamp. The ceramic nozzle

Give a man a little poetic license, will ya, Jim? I make
light of the possibilities; Murphy will do the rest.

Everything we touch/eat/drink/breathe is dangerous to us.
Most of us ignore most of the danger most of the time.
(Pass the adrenaline, please.)

Now about that gas powered kitchen blender idea...


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