Post by: M1A4ME
Carbide was in regular use in the coal mines a long time ago. It's what they used for lights on the miner's hats. Some carbide and some water in the base resulted in flammable gas which burned at the center of the little reflector to light up the area in front of them for work.
I remember my dad talking about some of his uncles "fishing with carbide." They'd find a suitable container, drop in the right amount of carbide, put some rocks in it to sink it, put a small hole in the lid ...
Carbide was in regular use in the coal mines a long time ago. It's what they used for lights on the miner's hats. Some carbide and some water in the base resulted in flammable gas which burned at the center of the little reflector to light up the area in front of them for work.
I remember my dad talking about some of his uncles "fishing with carbide." They'd find a suitable container, drop in the right amount of carbide, put some rocks in it to sink it, put a small hole in the lid ...