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On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 13:22:44 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons
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>On Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 8:55:17 AM UTC-5, Mike Duffy wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:05:14 -0700, dsi1 wrote:
>>
>>
>> > I might be able to produce a flame by heating up a pan until very
>> > hot and then dumping alcohol in the pan. Would that work? I can't say.

>> Try diethyl ether. Oftimes it is sold as a 'carburator helper' to give a
>> bit of boost to help start recalcitrant engines. It has a flash point
>> under 100 C, i.e. it will ignite just with contacting live steam.
>>
>> NB: Do this outdoors & upwind, &c.
>>

>And tell your buddy, "Hold my beer."
>>

>--Bryan

Ask them, theyre here. "You can stop saying that now. Thank you."
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Bruce