Re: Tracking of Killer Asteroids Runs Low on Money and Short on Time

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:44:30 -0700, MassiveProng
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 08:27:00 -0800, John Larkin
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:04:58 -0700, MassiveProng
<MassiveProng@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 06:50:00 +0000 (UTC), don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Don
Klipstein) Gave us:

Gunpowder in guns burns independently of atmosphere. Guns will work in
space.


Absolutely not. The air in the cartridge is enough to start
combustion, and begin the expulsion of the slug, but a shot in space
would definitely be of lower muzzle velocity due to degraded burn
process.

Gunpowder doesn't burn in a oxygen free environment. There is air in
the cartridge. In space, I would want it to be there as well. Being
a vacuum, it would likely get removed as the cartridge may be
"airtight" at sea level in Earth's atmosphere, but certainly isn't
under a vacuum. It would get voided.

Do you know what gunpowder is made of? Or how it works? Obviously not.

Why do you insist on being always adamant and always wrong?

Just so you know, dip***, gunpowder does NOT provide its own
oxygen, and DOES require oxygen to burn.


http://www.aero.org/education/primers/space/solid.html

"It is true those modified skyrockets had one characteristic necessary
for spaceflight, even though it was not recognized then: their basic
gunpowder propellant would ignite in a vacuum because the ingredients
of gunpowder contain an oxidizer."


The only reason a real M-80 would ignite under water is because the
cardboard tube was NOT full of flash powder, but also contained air.

No tickie, no laundry. Pretty simple.

It ain't an SRB, dip***.

You couldn't look this stupid, this many times, unless you really
wanted to. So, why? Actually, I know why.

John

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