http://www.einval.com/images/carbidelamp.jpg

Carbide lamps are described at http://genchem.chem.wisc.edu/demonstrations/Gen_Chem_Pages/22organicpage/carbide_lamp.htm

Basically water drips onto calcium carbide, this produces acetylene which gets lit.

Mmm bomb in a box.

UnityWiki: CarbideLamp (last edited 2008-01-20 00:02:47 by tack)