On Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:02:45 -0500, Omelet wrote:

> In article >,
> blake murphy > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 5 Oct 2008 12:59:38 -0500, Ms P wrote:
>>>
>>> I wouldn't be at all surprise if spun sugar was flammable. I know that
>>> sugar dust is highly flammable. There was a sugar plant in western
>>> Nebraska
>>> that blew up some years back. I'm thinking it might have been in Scotts
>>> Bluff.
>>>
>>> Ms P
>>
>> almost any material that can burn can become explosive in particle form
>> when mixed with the right amount of air. you hear of grain silo explosions
>> all the time.
>>
>> we used to throw handfuls of flour into the fire for entertainment when the
>> scoutmaster wasn't around.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>>
>
> Sounds like fun. :-)

no real explosion, but a nice flash. this was before boy scouts took
marijuana on camping trips.

your pal,
blake