Re: Since 98RON fuel seems to be scarce/non-existant...

On Mar 27, 7:46 pm, "Noddy" <m...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Daryl Walford" <dwalf...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> news:13ums82n17n4a53@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > I've done it quite a few times and the match is still alight when it
hits
> > the diesel, as soon as it contacts the diesel it goes out straight
away.
>
> Odd.
>
> You can burn diesel in a Kero lamp. The only thing that stops you is the
> smell.
>
> > I've got a can of my sons Zippo "Premium Lighter Fluid" on my desk and
the
> > contents don't smell anything like diesel, it has a slightly oily feel
to
> > it so the base might be diesel but by the smell it seems to have
something
> > added to it most likely to make it ignite easily.
>
> Probably more for aroma purposes.
>
> Diesel will burn easily in a Zippo, but it makes black smoke and stinks
to
> the bejesus like all good diesel burning does. The only reason I use it
is
> because I normally keep a 5 gallon can of diesel on hand for things like
> priming hydraulic lifters, and always forget to buy fluid for my
lighters.
>
> > Diesel will NOT ignite if you throw a match into an open container,
maybe
> > it will ignite if the container is closed enough to allow a build up
of
> > fumes but I've not tried that.
>
> Try making a mix of diesel and ammonium nitrate, and ignititing it with
a
> spark from a safe distance. An apple sized mix of that will blow a man
sized
> crater in solid earth.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Noddy.

GEEZUS!!!  Don't tell em that sort of stuff on here  Some Drongo may
try it
Dangerous stuff and gear unless you know what your doing  -shudder
some Kids when I was in Tas started dicking about and one dead other
horrible mutilated after the flash . Even with some Soap powders and
other gear you get poor mans  WP 80  and that is not nice gear either