AtDDtA(15): The Lycopodium Type

[Dave Monroe]

On 8/8/07, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:

> "Clearly, classically, what a homeopathist would call 'the
> lycopodium type.' " (AtD, Pt. II, p. 413)

the ship's nitro-lycopodium engines
Inconvenience has gone through a major refit, apparently: no more
hydrogen power. Lycopodium consists of spores from a club moss,
usually Lycopodium clavatum. It is a highly flammable yellowish
powder. Photographers used it for flash illumination....

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