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Okay I do Special Effects work for movies. When asked I do some fire effects that require a great deal of smoke.<br /><br />I keep a 5 gallon container that has diesel, used oil and gasoline mixed around for such a request. It was pretty thick stuff.<br /><br />Well, the container is kept in my plow truck which never leaves my yard. This morning I decided to "dispatch" an old brush pile since it is raining I would use my fuel mixture.<br /><br />Well the container is empty and someone helped themselves to the mixture. The container has it's top and vent open and it's all gone. I know it would not evaporate nor would I ever leave it open. It certainly did not leak out or I would have smelled it. The container was in the cab of my truck.<br /><br />I once made the mistake and had added some to my lawn tractor and it smoked then died. It was not really a good engine fuel.<br /><br />My only regret is I did not see the stupid thief who stole the fuel and tried to use it. I bet they were surprised that whatever they burned it in would send up enough smoke to hide a small battleship!
