wagga loves to trot that picture out.
Actually, the tank was nearly empty, with the lantern flame nearly out. The last of the propane was too cold to vaporize, so a little heat was applied. I think we got about a minute of extra flame from it.
...but all the campers DID take off.
I still use that tank and lantern. A much more dangerous situation occurred when the lantern somehow crossthreaded onto the pipe. I lit the lantern, but the gas escaping from the bad connection caused a fire around the valve and ignitor, melting the parts. Pretty much destroyed the lantern.
