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Paul Rooney
 
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On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:20:22 +0100, Chris Street
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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:12:07 +0100, Christian McArdle wrote:

Paraffin is also a good solvent for adhesives, along with
liquid butane, propane etc. etc.


Butane and propane are gaseous on this planet. Unless you're planning to put
the items in question actually inside the pressurised container.

Christian.


Butane is liquid at STP


That's 0 degrees C isn't it? What's butane's boiling point? It
evaporates very fast at room temperature, as you discover when you
unscrew an unresealable cartridge from your camping stove!
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