

| Subject: | Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered |
| From: | Michael Elliott |
| Date: | Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:24:05 -0800 |
Loren Busch typed:
> RE: Outgassing
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> And BTW Mike, you mentioned the heavy use of batteries in the older
> submarines. I recall reading about the occasional burning of of the
> hydrogen buildup inside the boat, everyone ducks down and the hydrogen is
> lit, flame runs along the overhead briefly.
If true, that would be very excellent, but I reckon that this technique
would probably have all kinds of ugly side effects in a Westy what with
our fuzz-covered plastic overheads and foam rubber upper bunks and all.
Maybe the bURNINGvAN lads and ladettes would want to try it.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
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