Only if they want to kill themselves.  I believe you are thinking of carbide
as in Calcium Carbide, which generates acetelyne when mixed with water.

Marshall

Kass wrote:

> I believe cyanide is what miners use.
>     Kass
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: D G <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 10:05 AM
> Subject: CS>Unidentified subject!
>
> > i think that  it does.  that's why miners use mercry to seperate gold
> > from sand and crushed ore.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > 51/50
> > 24/7
> >
> >
>
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