โฒ 730 โผ American exceptionalism ๐ซก (lemmy.world) submitted 8 months ago* by MTZ@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 109 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 156 points 8 months ago (3 children) Calling out the cigarettes but ignoring the next line about kerosene. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 child) If you did them the other way, kerosene then cigs, well that would burn the parasite out, sure, but the host... well, it might hurt a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) You can drop a lit cigarette in kerosene and it will just put the cigarette out. You can also so that with diesel. You cannot, however, do that with gasoline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) A cigarette won't usually light gasoline, if you're quick and it's cold enough you can plunge a lit match into gas. Diesel is practically difficult to ignite, I mix it with gasoline for a good, safer firestarter with a longer burn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago That is not a skill am willing to practice in order to get good at. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] titanicx@lemmy.zip -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Kerosene is definitely not gasoline. Kerosene is far more volatile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago Kerosene is far less volatile. Gasoline evaporates more easily. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I ain't gonna test that, but yeah, I believe you. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago (1 child) That's for the marines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) Nono, that would be Crayon eating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago You will sometimes hear older pilots refer to a magnetic compass as a "whiskey compass." Magnetic compasses are usually filled with some liquid to dampen it so it's ever possible to read; an air-filled compass never stops swinging back and forth. Water would be the obvious choice, but then you'll have an algae filled compass. Legend has it that the US Navy in World War II used ethanol to fill the compasses. And then the planes would come back with empty compasses because the navy pilots drank it. So they switched to kerosene. And then the marines drank it. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Mpatch@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Mix 1/2 of a yellow crayon with 1/5th of grey in a solution of kerosine to extract the cadmium and lead. Distill with lit cigarette. Consume promptly. Repeat treatment every 8hrs preferably more often. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] MTZ@lemmy.world [S] 4 points 8 months ago The American way. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 child) If you did them the other way, kerosene then cigs, well that would burn the parasite out, sure, but the host... well, it might hurt a little. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) You can drop a lit cigarette in kerosene and it will just put the cigarette out. You can also so that with diesel. You cannot, however, do that with gasoline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) A cigarette won't usually light gasoline, if you're quick and it's cold enough you can plunge a lit match into gas. Diesel is practically difficult to ignite, I mix it with gasoline for a good, safer firestarter with a longer burn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago That is not a skill am willing to practice in order to get good at. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] titanicx@lemmy.zip -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Kerosene is definitely not gasoline. Kerosene is far more volatile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago Kerosene is far less volatile. Gasoline evaporates more easily. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I ain't gonna test that, but yeah, I believe you. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children) You can drop a lit cigarette in kerosene and it will just put the cigarette out. You can also so that with diesel. You cannot, however, do that with gasoline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) A cigarette won't usually light gasoline, if you're quick and it's cold enough you can plunge a lit match into gas. Diesel is practically difficult to ignite, I mix it with gasoline for a good, safer firestarter with a longer burn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago That is not a skill am willing to practice in order to get good at. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] titanicx@lemmy.zip -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Kerosene is definitely not gasoline. Kerosene is far more volatile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago Kerosene is far less volatile. Gasoline evaporates more easily. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I ain't gonna test that, but yeah, I believe you. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago (2 children) A cigarette won't usually light gasoline, if you're quick and it's cold enough you can plunge a lit match into gas. Diesel is practically difficult to ignite, I mix it with gasoline for a good, safer firestarter with a longer burn permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago That is not a skill am willing to practice in order to get good at. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] titanicx@lemmy.zip -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Kerosene is definitely not gasoline. Kerosene is far more volatile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago Kerosene is far less volatile. Gasoline evaporates more easily. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago That is not a skill am willing to practice in order to get good at. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] titanicx@lemmy.zip -3 points 8 months ago (1 child) Kerosene is definitely not gasoline. Kerosene is far more volatile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago Kerosene is far less volatile. Gasoline evaporates more easily. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago Kerosene is far less volatile. Gasoline evaporates more easily. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Horsecook@sh.itjust.works 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I ain't gonna test that, but yeah, I believe you. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I ain't gonna test that, but yeah, I believe you. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 months ago (1 child) That's for the marines. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) Nono, that would be Crayon eating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago You will sometimes hear older pilots refer to a magnetic compass as a "whiskey compass." Magnetic compasses are usually filled with some liquid to dampen it so it's ever possible to read; an air-filled compass never stops swinging back and forth. Water would be the obvious choice, but then you'll have an algae filled compass. Legend has it that the US Navy in World War II used ethanol to fill the compasses. And then the planes would come back with empty compasses because the navy pilots drank it. So they switched to kerosene. And then the marines drank it. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Mpatch@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Mix 1/2 of a yellow crayon with 1/5th of grey in a solution of kerosine to extract the cadmium and lead. Distill with lit cigarette. Consume promptly. Repeat treatment every 8hrs preferably more often. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (2 children) Nono, that would be Crayon eating permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago You will sometimes hear older pilots refer to a magnetic compass as a "whiskey compass." Magnetic compasses are usually filled with some liquid to dampen it so it's ever possible to read; an air-filled compass never stops swinging back and forth. Water would be the obvious choice, but then you'll have an algae filled compass. Legend has it that the US Navy in World War II used ethanol to fill the compasses. And then the planes would come back with empty compasses because the navy pilots drank it. So they switched to kerosene. And then the marines drank it. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Mpatch@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Mix 1/2 of a yellow crayon with 1/5th of grey in a solution of kerosine to extract the cadmium and lead. Distill with lit cigarette. Consume promptly. Repeat treatment every 8hrs preferably more often. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago You will sometimes hear older pilots refer to a magnetic compass as a "whiskey compass." Magnetic compasses are usually filled with some liquid to dampen it so it's ever possible to read; an air-filled compass never stops swinging back and forth. Water would be the obvious choice, but then you'll have an algae filled compass. Legend has it that the US Navy in World War II used ethanol to fill the compasses. And then the planes would come back with empty compasses because the navy pilots drank it. So they switched to kerosene. And then the marines drank it. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Mpatch@lemmy.world 1 point 8 months ago Mix 1/2 of a yellow crayon with 1/5th of grey in a solution of kerosine to extract the cadmium and lead. Distill with lit cigarette. Consume promptly. Repeat treatment every 8hrs preferably more often. permalink fedilink source parent
