On Apr 1, 9:55=A0pm, d...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(David DeLaney) wrote:
> Marc Goodman <marc.good...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >plorkwort wrote:
> >> Yes, cellulose nitrate, an unstable celluloid.
>
> >I seem to recall a story, possibly by Heinlein,
> >where the Hero is in prison, and escapes by
> >scraping the nitrocellulose off playing cards
> >and jamming them into a hollow table leg.
>
> >A). Does this ring a bell with anyone?
>
> Yes, but not loudly enough - bring it over to rec.arts.sf.written and
ask
> again. (Wait, I'll do that for you.)
Another hit: /Still Life with Woodpecker/ by Tom Robbins. The protag
brags about his bombmaking skills (in an aside to the reader, IIRC)
including the "hearts and diamonds bomb" produced in this way. I don't
remember a table leg involved, though.
Jim Deutch (JimboCat)
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What do you get when you cross a mafioso with a deconstructionist?
Someone who will make you an offer you can't understand.
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