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>> ^rychan:

>> ^AntiClimax:
Veteran truck drivers will freak out the new guys by throwing lit cigarettes in their fuel tanks when they finish filling and more often than not a lit match will snuff out if you drop it in diesel.

Ugh, is that good for your truck? Clogged fuel lines?


It will get stopped by the filter before it could clog the line... and I have a feeling those filters get changed way more often than in a passenger car.

>> ^nanrod:
That's a definite upvolt from me.


Ok, that one was original. The rest of you take notes.

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>> ^AntiClimax:
Veteran truck drivers will freak out the new guys by throwing lit cigarettes in their fuel tanks when they finish filling and more often than not a lit match will snuff out if you drop it in diesel.


Ugh, is that good for your truck? Clogged fuel lines?

>> ^AntiClimax:

Most jet fuel, even if it was exposed to that spark, wouldn't combust. It's very similar to diesel in that it's hard to ignite without being aerosolized and compressed. Not to say it can't happen, but without those factors the reaction is unlikely to sustain itself even if it did get ignited.
Veteran truck drivers will freak out the new guys by throwing lit cigarettes in their fuel tanks when they finish filling and more often than not a lit match will snuff out if you drop it in diesel.


Absolutely correct. That's one reason I believe TWA 800 was shot down--not a fuel tank explosion like the cover-up says.

>> ^beelzerob:

>> ^mxxcon:
should they even try to refuel w/ such sparks?! explosion...?

There's no risk. There's no fuel present until the aircraft are connected. Don't let the complete fiction of the horrid "Air Force One" movie fool you....

Wow, that was a highly charged response!

>> ^mxxcon:
should they even try to refuel w/ such sparks?! explosion...?


There's no risk. There's no fuel present until the aircraft are connected. Don't let the complete fiction of the horrid "Air Force One" movie fool you....

>> ^deathcow:

this video shows huge potential


I found your comment Positevly Amusing and Got me all charged up.

Just last week I had an oral exam about the first Christchurch earthquake and discussed it with my Kiwi lecturer; one point being that the first earthquake had luckily been during the night, and not during the day when people agglomerate in higher rising buildings in larger numbers. And now this...
>> ^bareboards2:

Just heartbreaking.

Actual footage from today:



http://videosift.com/video/Graphic-newscoverage-of-TODAY-s-Christchurch-Earthquake



http://videosift.com/video/Aerial-footage-of-TODAY-s-Christchurch-earthquake

It is called a WASP (Williams Aerial Systems Platform) or Williams X-Jet
Another clip of it here (louder audio, but poor image and soundquality as well)

Also: *military

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Williams, Flying Chair, jet pack' to 'Williams, Flying Chair, jet pack, Wasp, Aerial Systems Platform, x jet' - edited by maatc

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Hovercrafts, UFO, flight' to 'Hovercrafts, UFO, flight, williams x jet, wasp, Aerial Systems Platform' - edited by maatc

Tags for this video have been changed from 'UAV, FPV, NYC, FAA, unmanned aerial vehicle, first person view, New York City, Federal' to 'unmanned aerial vehicle, first person view, New York City, Federal, brooklyn' - edited by RhesusMonk