On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 17:56:46 +0100, Kay wrote:
WaltA writes
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:14:01 +0100, Jaques d'Alltradeswrote:
Acetylene is used for welding - (CH2)

and for lighting one's way home at night in days of yore.
But not in mine ;-)

Isn't that the product of the carbide light used by (some) cavers?
Kay

Yes, the very same.
and by motorcyclists in days of yore.
Whereas cavers (usually) had no problems of running out of water to
add to their carbide to generate the gas to make the light,
motorcyclists were sometimes er, how shall I say, erum caught short.
But I'll leave Rusty to elaborate upon that :-!)