From: Timothy Styranec <tmstyranec**At_Symbol_Here**YSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] identify demo?
Date: November 1, 2012 10:27:53 AM EDT
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I think  it is calcium carbide in water?

 

From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Mary Beth Mulcahy
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] identify demo?

 

Does anyone know what the demo in this experiment was suppose to be? I'm guessing ethanol environment that was suppose to be sparked and then fire shooting out of the openings in the pumpkin.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c3#/video/bestoftv/2012/10/31/bts-exploding-pumpkin-goes-awry.weht

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