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• Carbide Cannon — a home made or store bought noise maker. See Big Bang Cannon. The operation of the device consists of dropping carbide powder or pieces into water residing in an enclosed container. The carbide, upon mixing with the water forms acetylene gas.… …   Wikipedia

• Carbide lamp — Carbide lamps, also known as acetylene gas lamps, are simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene (C2H2) which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water.These lamps were used in mines after the re invention of the medium in …   Wikipedia

• Carbide lighting — is a form of illumination that was used in rural and urban areas of the United States which were not served by electrification. Its use began shortly after 1900 and continued past 1950. Carbide pellets were placed in a container outside the home …   Wikipedia

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• carbide — /kahr buyd, bid/, n. 1. a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group. 2. See calcium carbide. 3. a very hard mixture of sintered carbides of various heavy metals, esp. tungsten carbide, used for cutting edges and dies. [1860… …   Universalium

• Carbide — For the software development tool targeting the Symbian OS, see Carbide.c++. Calcium carbide. In chemistry, a carbide is a compound composed of carbon and a less electronegative element. Carbides can be generally classified by chemical bonding… …   Wikipedia

• Water-fuelled car — A water fuelled car is an automobile that is claimed to use water as its fuel or produces fuel from water onboard, with no other energy input. Water fuelled cars have been mentioned in newspapers, popular science magazines, local news coverage,… …   Wikipedia

• carbide lamp —    A carbide lamp, also known as a miners’ carbide lamp or acetylene lamp was introduced into mine use at about 1897. It consists of two chambers, a water tank above and a removable carbide canister below with a connection valve to permit… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Carbide & Carbon Building — Le Carbide Carbon Building Le Carbide Carbon Building est un gratte ciel situé au 230 N. Michigan Avenue à Chicago (Illinois, États Unis). Le bâtiment, construit en 1929, est considéré comme un exemple de l architecture …   Wikipédia en Français

• carbide, calcium carbide —    A compound (CaC2) of grayish color that reacts with water to produce acetylene gas and calcium hydroxide [Ca(OH)2] [13].    Commonly used by cavers and miners earlier in this century as a means of providing light in caves or mines. Some cavers …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• Water Fuel Museum — The Water Fuel Museum, also known as the Kentucky Water Fuel Museum, a self funded alternative energy museum located near downtown Lexington, Kentucky, opened at 1012 Manchester Street in the fall of 2005, and closed one year later.… …   Wikipedia