Do you know the jack-o'-lantern?

raymond723 · Post by **raymond723** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:15 am

Jack-o'-lantern isn't a mischief by ghost .Actually, it is a common chemical reaction in the natural world.Concentration of white phosphorus and potassium hydroxide, generated a stinky fish-flavored gas - phosphine. Phosphine can have spontaneous combustion in the air,then the jack-o'-lantern come into being.Human and animal body contains a lot of phosphorus, a generation after the death of decomposed phosphine,it is the factory which produce the jack-o'-lantern.In the field, whether day or night, have cropped up phosphine. We cann't see the jack-o'-lantern because the sunligh is very strong during the day.

You must pay attention when doing experiments

hosphine is toxic,and very easy to blast.

Argonian Thief · Post by **Argonian Thief** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 7:55 am

Well the answer to your question is "no" but thank you for sharing

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:04 am

I know him - I call him Phill though :laugh:

DWEEB_33 · Post by **DWEEB_33** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 5:08 am

seems like this is why people think of ghosts as white gassy beings...

Argonian Thief · Post by **Argonian Thief** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:20 pm

I think of ghosts as many things actually.

DWEEB_33 · Post by **DWEEB_33** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 3:55 pm

well in stories ghosts are usually described as white/yellow phosphorous beings.

this could be why.

Demortis · Post by **Demortis** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:54 am

So ghosts explode?!:speech::mischief::mischief: Sounds like someone could have fun with that one.

penguin_king · Post by **penguin_king** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:31 pm

well.. ghosts... uhhh. some ghosts explode...

*fails to provide evidence*

Moonbiter · Post by **Moonbiter** » Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:11 pm

A "stinky fish-flavored gas - phosphine."???? Sounds like my kid brother. Must be written by him as well, as he had a jack'o'lantern painted on the back of his leather jacket back in the 80s.