Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 2002/12

From: Bi6W@-----.net (Bill Wright)
Subj: Re: [kl] WOO HOO!
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 22:40:22 -0500

Off topic, but.... NEVERTHELESS, some comment should be made here *NOT*
to try the hot marble experiment!

I was friends with a kid who, after learning that shotgun pellets used
to be manufactured this way (perhaps still are?), decided to manufacture
his own shotgun pellets by throwing molten lead into the air and
allowing the molten droplets to fall into water.

My friend lost one eye from the steam explosion, and he carried a
severely scarred face for the remainder of his life.

Don't throw hot objects into water. You simply cannot predict the
details of what will happen.

Cheers,
Bill

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