RE: RE: re: [DL] Deadlands D20 -- Flamethrowers and Mad Science[SHANE]

[Frempath2@netscape.net]

OOOO OOOO
Also harkening back to high school chemistry, isn't potassium kept in oil to keep it from igniting upon contact with the air?
Just think of it.  Glass shotgun shells fill with oil and pure potasium as the shot.  They do shotgun damage going in and either continue burning or do burn damage when removed. heh heh heh.

g'day
frempath



"Derek Bass" <wangenstein@mad.scientist.com> wrote:

>How about magnesium/sodium/potassium? I don't know how fast each metal burns, but it occured to me that you could use a high-speed grinding wheel to throw showers of metal 'sparks'. Unlike normal sparks which are simply hot, these would literally be burning. They'd burn/set fire to whatever they hit, then burn themselves out.
>
>Similar effects to a flamethrower, but using a different concept. Anyone know anything about these metals that would nix the idea? I do know that water would be a concern, but it could also be a method of igniting the sparks (via an atomizer, etc.).
>
>Derek D. Bass
>Etheric Musings - The Science of the Sons of Ether
>http://www.SteamEngineChaos.com/
>
>
>> when I took welding, I was told that hydrogen burns with an almost colorless 
>> flame, so you might have a leak and even be on fire and not know it.
>> 
>> also H2 being one of the smallest molecules around, tends to seep out of 
>> tanks, so a tank left pressurized will slowly disapate.
>> 
>> >From: Frempath2@netscape.net
>> >Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>> >To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>> >Subject: RE: re:  [DL] Deadlands D20 -- Flamethrowers and Mad 
>> >Science[SHANE]
>> >Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 10:26:02 -0500
>> >
>> >I have not looked at the flame thrower, but I think there are a couple of 
>> >better alternatives depending upon if you want it to work,or just be a 
>> >menace to the user.
>> >
>> >If you want it to work, fuel it with a liquid like greek fire or kerosene 
>> >and then put a presure tank to it which can be presurised by a hand pump.
>> >
>> >If you just want it to be dangerous to all use hydrogen as a fuel. Hydrogen 
>> >is easy to create by electolosis (sp), its more unstable, and its hard to 
>> >contain for periods of time.  So when you pull the trigger it may work, it 
>> >may go BOOM, or the fuel may have evaporated.
>> >
>> >g'day
>> >frempath
>> >kevin jameson
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