Gasoline and gardening (was Urginia, Uli and Jim)
David Pilling (Mon, 12 Dec 2016 10:09:45 PST)
Hi,
On 12/12/2016 03:20, Jane Sargent wrote:
cultivate fungus. A Mayan plantsman suggested I pour a can of gasoline
down the hole, drop in a match, and run like hell. He said very few ants
I'm reminded of a case in the newspapers where clever well qualified
person managed to kill themselves lighting a garden bonfire with a can
of petrol (gasoline). Seemingly the catch is that the vapour spreads at
ground level, by the time you light the match you're standing in the
middle of a cloud of gas.
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David Pilling
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