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My money is on calcium carbide because he said "starting to generate that flammable gas". Pour water on the calcium carbide and it makes acetylene; the basis for old miner's lamps.
On Oct 5, 2019, at 6:13 PM, Patricia Redden <predden**At_Symbol_Here**SAINTPETERS.EDU> wrote:--- For more information about the DCHAS-L e-mail list, contact the Divisional membership chair at membership**At_Symbol_Here**dchas.org Follow us on Twitter **At_Symbol_Here**acsdchasHere's a new one on me. Science teacher uses "explosives," according to the title, or "flammable gas" according to his narrative, to carve a pumpkin. I'm guessing methanol, based on the video? No shields, lots of flame.https://www.instagram.com/p/BplBmF4FbGl/?igshid=1336981534453&fbclid=IwAR2mtqhmgyRQ0D4M--ATdsri96b3suC68S2RtbJu2AhJc0LfJ3rVfpIDAD0Pat ReddenSt. Peter's University
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