1) Gas technology 2) Type of lamp
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Carbide lamps, or acetylene gas lamps, are simple lamps that produce and burn acetylene (C2H2) which is created by the reaction of calcium carbide (CaC2) with water. Acetylene gas lamps were used to illuminate buildings, as lighthouse beacons, and as headlights on motor-cars and bicycles. Portable acetylene gas lamps, worn on the hat or carried by...
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(from the article `mining`) ...acetylene gas was generated by adding water to calcium carbide in the base of a lamp and then released through a jet in the centre of a bright ...
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/22
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