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ChrisKavanaugh
17-09-2005, 20:11
http://today.reuters.com/news/default.aspx scroll down to oddly enough about the australian ( sorry, I can't manage to get the full link correctly :confused: ) It's funny and scary at the same time :eek:
mojofilter
17-09-2005, 20:23
:confused: I dont see anything about an Australian :confused:
happy camper
17-09-2005, 20:27
:) :eek:
i'll add nylon jackets to my list of "things not to wear if you want to avoid spontaneous combustion "
1. old ladies furry zip up boots (once saw a pic of spontaneous human combustion and it was all that was left )
2. nylon jacket
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=oddlyEno ughNews&storyID=2005-09-16T143042Z_01_EIC652134_RTRIDS T_0_ODD-AUSTRALIA-ELECTRICITY-DC.XML
bloodline
17-09-2005, 20:37
I know im much too long in the tooth ------ BUT------ I dont believe it!!!!!!!!
Another method to add to the "How to start a fire" list? ;)
nzgunnie
18-09-2005, 01:03
He must have a very low potential....
demographic
18-09-2005, 09:45
Must have been Carpeted Man (http://www.cs.rose-hulman.edu/~stinerkt/tickdocs/shcarp.html)
http://www.cs.rose-hulman.edu/~stinerkt/tickicons/carpet2i.jpg
OhCanada
18-09-2005, 14:49
When washing wool socks and nylons together I sometimes pull them apart with a nice snap, crackle, pop but so far have not electrocuted myself. If this fellow was a bushcrafter, what the heck was he doing indoors anyway? :D
I did think you guys were a tad old fashion when it came to clothes but last week I was camping and only used a fire to cook on. My fires were small and controled but I was wearing a Goretex Windproof fleece and didn't know until I was packing up to leave that I had a small burn (aka melt) hole in the jacket. I am glad it wasn't a jacket I bought new.
So now I am going to look for a light wool jacket as a cook jacket.No fear of burning down a hotel, I can't afford to stay in them :p