You right partially Beth , sparking a lighter in ones pocket could end with
a trip to ER, was at a 4-o-July BBQ once, a young man was flicking his
lighter in his pant pocket , the M-80's in same pocket went off (all 4)
resulting in a large chunk of thigh being blown away plus testicuotomy ,
there's a lesson to be learned here , don't go to BBQ's. oh and butane is
gas (the liquid form boils at around -10 degrees Celsius so it wouldn't work
, the real ingredient in lighter fluid is naphtha as i mentioned before . to
make this shell related has anyone collected live cypraeacassis testiculata
lately , why did Linne name it as such ? ferret , planning a fresh new day
of weaselous mischief
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Froehlich <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 12:09 PM
Subject: Re: Oil


>I believe it is butane.  Butane is very explosive so be extremely careful
>when using it.  There have been accidents where a person had a plastic
>cigarette lighter in their pocket when welding and were severely injured or
>killed when a spark melted through the plastic of the lighter and set off
>the butane.  If you are going to use this stuff do it outside and don't
>smoke.
>
>Beth DeHaas
>(who gets told this interesting stuff in an 8 hr safety refresher course
>each year)
>-----Original Message-----
>From: R J Du Preez <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Friday, October 29, 1999 2:52 AM
>Subject: Re: Oil
>
>
>>A few of you mentioned lighter fluid. What is this lighter fluid?
>>
>>Kobie
>>
>