I knew both! AuDHD for the win.

Umm...what were we talking about again?

Maps, I think? Or ships. Possibly trains...

I swear it was neutron stars.

Once years ago, I used a few mL of gasoline as a solvent to clean grease from a part. To dispose of it, I put it in a can and tossed a lit match in.

The liquid gasoline extinguished the flame. Even gasoline is hard to ignite.

I can't remember the which is which. I just remember that Avgas and 100ll are the two types of aviation fuel. My brain doesn't have the ability to remember which is which. Which is probably why it's a good thing I'm not a pilot...

yes.

I don't know how easily it blows up, I'm too cool to turn around and watch the explosion

Aviation gasoline or avgas is 100LL (100 octane, low lead), and jet fuel is Jet-A.

IIRC, the materials were fine, but the spray-on fireproofing left large patches uncovered. While not a direct cause, it certainly didn't help.

WTYP has a pretty good episode on the entire thing

does that mean you could use a chunk of a stalagmite as a tums in a pinch? (I think that's what tums is maybe its a different calcium)

I would have guessed more, and I have a pilot license!

I knew, but only because I read a lot of cold war stories, and for war becomes hot stories. Running a jet on cooking kerosene was a plot point in one

I have since read about just engines and jet fuel

I don't work in that industry at all. I'm an IT systems analyst

Avgas and jet fuel aren't the same thing. Avgas is leaded gasoline used in airplane engines. Jet fuel is specially formulated for use in turbines.

You're correct; the terms are not interchangeable.

What if life were to evolve on a neutron star?

Gamma-based life. Worlds full of hulk strength insectoids.

So like four people in Business class cover it...

smells good right?

You are nearly spot on: it isn't just the heat it will produce, but the lack of ignition due to the oxygen required for ignition.

Um...

Think things through.

Get a life

I don't think they do. I'm a person that likes aviation and I never think about jet fuel.

Um, another one? I am pretty sure I solidified this one.

Are you talking about Second Life, or are you promoting a new MMORPG?

This just in: scientists have determined that a more direct cause for the towers falling than defective spray-on fireproofing may exist. Rumors have begun to circulate that the WTCs collapse may be attributed to the two aircraft which collided with them. Details at 6.

(I kid, I kid)

Well, it would've collapsed either way, as you can see on the pictures during the fire that the metal is starting to buckle uniformly around the entire floor with the fire. But patches without insulation probably meant that it collapsed sooner than it could've.

Didn't help anyone trapped, so the net result is the same in that I fail to see how 30 minutes extra before it crumbled would've made any difference

Read Flux by Peter F Hamilton if you want to find out.

I was thinking of Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward. I'll add Flux to my reading list. I enjoyed the one, so I'll probably enjoy the other.

Thanks for the suggestion

You'd be surprised at how much things aerosolise when they hit a skyscraper at 500 mph.

Not at all. Seen it with my own eyes. Seriously, the effect mirrors a controlled demolition.

No. I'd guess a lot of people, who don't work with it, think diesel blows up, even.

What the basic kinds of petroleum are, and which vehicles they go in, is one of those things any reasonably educated person should know, but the majority of the population actually won't.

Just like how their government works, or what climate change is.

Like, people aren't actually dumb, but 1% of their attention on anything that they aren't paid to do can sure give that appearance.

Of all the media out there, action movies might be the worst for rotting brains. People can actually seperate porn or cartoons from reality.

Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be the main expense for airlines.

Edit: Oh, that's literally just takeoff.

Which, going right back around to jet engines, is why superalloys are a thing.

They aren't stronger or even more refractory than normal steel, just more expensive, but they don't soften at all until they're about to melt.

Plus aluminum, which planes are made of, does burn hot enough to melt steel beams. And concrete weakens in a fire as well.

Even people who've never done it are vaguely aware of blacksmithing, though, right? This seems like more of a failure to apply everyday material properties to a skyscraper.

Yeah I can imagine the rest of business class pays for the flight and economy is just a cherry on top. I mean they keep making the seats smaller to can in more fish. Some older planes you can tell they were fitted with the modern small seats. Paid for the window view? Enjoy your wall view. Then overbooking. And the kicker, your luggage requirements keep shrinking, so they can ship things.

https://liveandletsfly.com/united-airlines-f35-parts-israel-passenger-flights/

Airlines are going bankrupt all over the place, though, so it's not like they're making massive margins. Basically, people just prefer a shitty seat on a cheap flight.

I get that; flying is made to be such a pain now. When I flew ANA, Japan Airlines, or the Redeye; it was nice. Any US flights were torture. Being 6ft tall with back problems, it makes sleeping in cargo feel like a 5 star hotel.

The average person probably has no idea what cracking is to begin with.

The average person probably has no idea what cracking is to begin with

How many non-industry people do you know that know what a long chain hydrocarbon is?