Re: STS51L Accident Questions

From: Terrell Miller (millerto_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 03/18/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 20:01:57 -0500

Peter Stickney wrote:

>>The other one was a real terror and would probably have worked- put
>>perforated pipes offshore at suspected beaches that the Germans might
>>land on in time of invasion, and pump gasoline through them- this rose
>>to the surface and was ignited (by some chemical that had been added to
>>it IIRC), turning the sea into a mass of flames.
>>I'd hate to think what the landings at Normandy would have been like if
>>the Germans had had enough gasoline to implement a scheme like that.
>>Even if the fire itself didn't get you, the burning gasoline would
>>superheat the air while depleting its oxygen.
>
>
> It wouldn't have worked - the wave action would break up the burning
> oil slick, which would have 2 effects - gaps in the flames, and the
> burning oil would turn into a mass of small burning oil puddles, which
> wouldn't receive enough fuel to keep burning.

doesn't matter, by the time the flames disperse all the ammo in the
Higgins boats would have cooked off and the entire invasion force would
be charred hamburger patty :( 

-- 
Terrell Miller
millerto@bellsouth.net
"Every gardener knows nature's random cruelty"
-Paul Simon RE: George Harrison

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