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Man Invents Alternative To Cooking Gas

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the human-invention-will-find-a-way dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Gazan resident Abed Ar-Rahman has revealed what he is claiming as an alternative to cooking gas that he developed since Israel has prevented deliveries of cooking gas to Gaza. He invented a device using chemical substances available in Gaza, which burn when mixed and brought into contact with oxygen. The first component is a metal filter that controls the interaction between 40% of the oxygen in the surrounding air, the inflammable substance and some other substances."

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  1. Available in Gaza by Bryansix · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know what they have a lot of in Gaza which will burn nice and hot? Solid state rocket fuel.

  2. Remember kids! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    --interaction between 40% of the oxygen in the surrounding air, the inflammable substance and some other substances."

    Inflammable means flammable!

  3. This is inconceivable by Liquidrage · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't imagine cooking without gas.
    Heating food without gas? I just can't fathom this.

  4. obvious answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    He can always gas them.

    1. Re:obvious answer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      "scot-free"

      Now don't go making fun of the Scottish too

  5. Re:Oppression by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who's on first?

  6. How useful is this? by thePowerOfGrayskull · · Score: 3, Funny
    Unless it's appreciably easier to get aluminum than it is to get cooking gas...

    He added that he spent 3,000 Jordanian dinars developing the device, and stressed that he faced many difficulties in obtaining specific metals such as aluminum that are not allowed into Gaza.

    Oh, wait...

  7. Re:Yes it has by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In other news, man invents leaflet-burning stove.

  8. Re:WTF ISRAEL? by Kamineko · · Score: 2, Funny

    Once upon a time the British learned first hand that Al burns...

    Please, continue.
    What did Al Burns do?

  9. Re:i smell bull... by RealGrouchy · · Score: 5, Funny

    This would be neat if true -- a garbage disposal sized obvject providing 40 days of cooking gas

    Another Hanukkah miracle!

    - RG>

    --
    Hey pal, this isn't a pleasantforest, so don't waste my time with pleasantries!
  10. Re:i smell bull... by Zerth · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least, this was the explaination I was given for why 40 appears everywhere in the Bible. Given that the person who told me reads it in the original, I tend to trust him when it comes to linguistic nuances.

    .

    Is it so special to be able to read shakespearean english?

    I mean, the King James isn't as easy as some of those new teenager bibles, but you can muddle through the -iths and thous with some trouble.

    < /troll >