In the spirit of the knowledge-based european economy I can report that the
combination of a €20 note and 'export' strength Gordon's Gin (47.3%) does
not produce a satisfactory combination for this experiment!
I think this is due to the not very sorptive properties of the euro (you can
wash them repeatedly) and the fact that burning Gin does not have a
particulalrly visible flame. Ouch.
Yours - with singed fingers and no H&S officer
Tim 'Belge' Reynolds
>From: Jonathan Sanderson <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Quick experiment/ demo
>Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:25:10 +0100
>
>On 17 Sep 2007, at 14:02, Matt Bagley wrote:
>
>>Thanks, all of those are ace! Sadly, were fighting against an anti- fun,
>>anti-anything, anti-everything health and safety officer so I wont be
>>able to do many of them, but Im thinking I might sell tickets to an
>>after-show party in the car park afterwards as its probably more
>>profitable than the contract were bidding for anyway.
>>
>>Many thanks all, you've been a great help. Im just off to pre-singe my
>>eyebrows in an act of pre-emptive spite to upset the H&S stormtrooper.
>>That'll learn him.
>
>I'm always quite partial to the non-burning £5 note; You dunk a bank note
>in spirits (if memory serves, 40% alcohol vodka doesn't work, but 45%
>Scotch does), pull it out... and set fire to it. What happens, of course,
>is that the alcohol burns off leaving the bank note wet but otherwise
>unharmed.
>
>With a suitable bit of business you can spin this out into something
>really quite funny, I'd have thought. Still won't keep the H&S people
>happy, though it's not even as risky as a flaming Christmas pudding, if
>that helps any. Note that it's a bit too repeatable if there are children
>present, however.
>
>Good luck!
>
> Jonathan.
>
>--
>Jonathan Sanderson
>'If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.' (Pascal)
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