Chapter 29

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Dziga Vertov and Boris Kaufman
Russian brothers (Dziga was born David Kaufman) who were influential early documentary filmmakers.

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acetylene
Possibly refers to carbide lamps, which were used as headlights on some motorcycles. A carbide lamp works by controlled mixing of calcium carbide with water to produce flammable acetylene.

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Motalko
A fuel mixture of gasoline and ethanol that was introduced by the Hungarian government as a way to reduce reliance on imported oil and promote agriculture. Sounds familiar ...