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Re Lighting charcoal with liquid oxygen. That was the very first video I ever downloaded. It was a very long time ago. I do remember two standout details from the original post.
ReplyDeleteFirst - Purdue University has a small atomic reactor in the Physics Department, and as head of that department, Mr. Gobel has the keys to it.
Second - At a different annual Physics Department picnic they were at a state park, and performed the same rapid ignition experiment (if it ain't repeatable, it ain't scientific) in one of those stand up state park charcoal grill thingies with the concrete rebar grilling surface. Goble noted how an unanticipated benefit if the experiment was that it completely cleaned the grill of all residue from previous users, but the park rangers noted how the intense heat warped the whole thing nearly beyond recognition. They respectfully requested that he not do it again.
This video may be from the second annual, because they were using a cheapo sheet metal Wal-Mart grill. I believe the first annual was when they roasted the grill out of shape. As I recall he poured much more vigorously the first time and the resulting ball of fire was about the size of a house. It probably took him a couple of months to grow his eyebrows back.
Final point is that he is not related to the famous George Gobel