[meteorite-list] Why Meteorites Are Unlikely To Cause Fires
From: GeoZay_at_aol.com <GeoZay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:36 2004 Message-ID: <118.2ad21b32.2cd1bb7f_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1067475327 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 10/29/2003 4:25:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, khill_at_cpsmedical.com writes: >>But how 'bout a good size chunk of cometary material with methane catching fire??? Still too cold I bet or just vaporizing like Tunkusga?<< Not to mention not enough oxygen to sustain any fire. Also too much of a breeze as it falls would probably blow it out. Blow hard on a propane torch and watch it go out. George Zay -------------------------------1067475327 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUTF-8 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charse= t=3Dutf-8"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>In a message dated 10/29/2003 4:25:05 PM Pacific Standard Time, khill_at_c= psmedical.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial>>>But how 'bout a good size chunk of com= etary material with methane catching<BR>fire??? Still too cold I bet o= r just vaporizing like Tunkusga?<<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Not to mention not enough oxygen to sustain any fire. Also too much of=20= a breeze as it falls would probably blow it out. Blow hard on a propane torc= h and watch it go out.</DIV> <DIV>George Zay</DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1067475327-- Received on Wed 29 Oct 2003 07:55:27 PM PST |
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