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To: GeronL

The recipe of “Greek Fire” which kept the Ottomans out of Constantinople for centuries, is still not known.


10 posted on 07/11/2011 8:37:41 PM PDT by PGR88 (I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
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To: PGR88

While you are correct, a combination of crude oil (found in surface ponds in the area) and phospherous fits the bill. Boil in a brass kettle until pressurized, pop the cork, and ignite the vapors.

Better yet, have a galley slave do that last part.


16 posted on 07/11/2011 8:43:05 PM PDT by patton (I am sure that I have done dumber things in my life, but at the moment, I am unable to recall them.)
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