Conspiracy flag! Both the bean/methane and pressure cooker threads emanated
(no pun intended) from Arkady.

Now if you were to cook the beans on board in a pressure cooker, consume
them and convert into methane in the quantities alluded to by Arkady, and
add a bottle gas adapter to that engine...

Jim

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 9:15 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Moderators have ruled all vanagon related topics are appropriate.  Others
> have mentioned that they have a "no beans in the van" policy, while still
> others have spoken of proper preparation of refried beans while van camping,
> and how to use a pressure cooker to prepare beans (or not, as one's
> adherence to manufacturer's cautions might preclude legume cooking in a
> pressure cooker).
>
> ---- JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> > ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!    ark...wtf are u smoking...its only  thursday...even
> in
> > portugal...LOL
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 5/20/2010 1:12:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > arkadymirvis@GMAIL.COM writes:
> >
> > Did  anyone drove along the feedlots where tens of thousands of pigs  are
> > stocked? And having inside the camper 2 children of my neighbor who
>  broke
> > nesty winds caused by digesting mexican beans consumed at "South of  the
> > border" restaurant on the way to Florida.
> > Those were "silent  killers"! At one point the camper was so full with
> > methane that I was  afraid it would explode. If this wasn' t enough a
> > disaster struck. One of  the girls stood up and announced that she
> released
> > not only the gas, but  filled her pants.
> > Now I wanted more than anything else to find a place  where the poor girl
> > could wash. Beans must be avoided on long trips.   Ark
>
> --
> David McNeely
>