Re: Trash-Bot

[Phil Hobbs <pcdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Williams wrote:
> "Phil Hobbs" <pcdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:43D12996.50808@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>>  C'mon, guys, all this stuff is _way_ too complicated.  It's not the
>>_robot_ you need to place accurately, it's the _trash_.  I recommend
>>using Kevlar-reinforced bags, an extra-heavy-duty trash can, a bit of
>>silicon carbide and water, and a spark plug--ta-daa! the Trash Cannon.
>
>   ^ ^ ^ ^
>
> SiC + 2H2O > SiO2(passivates) + CH4
> (with some insane activation energy around white heat, I'm sure)
>
> Wrong carbide ;-)

My bad.   Safest cannon on the block, though.  How about nitrogen
tri-iodide?

Cheers,

Phil Hobbs