The smell of carbide was increasing with each passing moment. All of a sudden Ed came running up to John with the pack. Ed said as he ran passed John. It turns out that the pack that was dropped contained about a pound and a half of Carbide and a bottle of water and both broke open and were reacting. For all of you that are chemistry ma jors, when carbide and water mix a chemical reaction occurs which produces a gas that when energy is applied, a gas, Acetylene and a solid Calcium Oxide is produced.
Acetylene is a flamable gas.
So after going into a cave for about two hours, John and Ed made it out in six minutes. C.A.R.T. had their first mission, and completely it sucessfully. Ed and John met back up with the rest of the cavers and caved back ag ain. Everyone changed for the long walk home and then to the cars. But no cave trip can every be over with out some sort of dining experience.