Re: Candle Gel

[brian whatcott <inet@INTELLISYS.NET>]

At 14:24 12/26/00 -0500, Tom Ford wrote:
> In a glass bowl, an aquatic scene composed mostly of real shells and other
> remains over a layer of sand is held in place by an optically clear
> combustible gel with a wick running down through it. There are no bubbles
> in the gel and the view, when the wick is burning, brings a sense of awe to
> the viewers who have seen it. The gel is consumed over time. My question
> is: What is the receipe for the gel? It seems to be clear, colorless,
> odorless before, during, and after burning. /snip/
> Tom Ford

This seems to be a sword of the industrial military national labs
which has been forged into a ploughshare.
 The lively subversive underground which feeds on military pamphlets
of the "Impromptu Field Munitions" type, also seems to play a part.
 For example, this radical campus newsheet (URL below) provides recipes
for numerous kinds of combustible gels. Using refined combustibles
would presumably provide clarity.

<http://venus.soci.niu.edu/~cudigest/phracks/phrack-15>



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