At 03:37 AM 19/02/2007 EST, StuartMX4@aol.com wrote:
>Old- timers always claimed that when they
>ran out of water on a ride, they would pee into top of the lamp. As the
filler
>hole is about half an inch across, they must have urinated a lot more
>accurately than I could even when I was young!
Acetylene gas has a quite pleasant, sweet smell, but when generated from carbide, it smells like garlic. Riding behind someone who ran out of water could not have been a lot of fun. :(
John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada