Re: [HoE] Flamethrowers in HOE?

[Darrin Bright <darrin@neobright.net>]

At 01:58 PM 1/22/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Or they find the remains of a toy store, get a Super
>Squirter, go to a Hardware store, get some lighter
>fluid and a cigarette lighter, fill the Super Squirter
>with lighter fluid, put the lighter in front of it,
>light the lighter, pull the trigger on the
>'squirter...

Sounds too much like a RIFTS campaign. Several problems with this: lighter
fluid has a fancier chemical name that ends with something like "-cohol" or
"-thanol" (which I can't remember). These kinds of solvents can dissolve
certain kinds of plastic. But let's just say the supersoaker is pretty
sturdy and this isn't an issue. Ever tried to aim a gun while trying to
keep a lighter lit in front of the nozzle? What happens if you drip lighter
fluid on your hand? What happens if the flame melts the tip of the nozzle,
or worse, what happens if the flame goes up the nozzle and ignites the
pressurized bottle of fuel?