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From: jimh@welch.jhu.edu (Jim Hoffman)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: OIL & TILES
Message-ID: <1991Mar15.181742.20073@welch.jhu.edu>
Date: 15 Mar 91 18:17:42 GMT
Organization: Welch Medical Library, Baltimore Md.
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This is to the people who reponed to my idea about using shuttle tiles to aide
fire fighting the oil well fires in the desert.  

First, The construction.  I wouldn't think that the structure would need to be
completely solid.  With as much smoke that they give off, one wouldn't need
that trap every piece of smoke.  The oil flow after the fires out could flow
freely.

Second, The tiles are included because at the time they were introduce, the
space shuttle publicitity was high on them resisting heat.  They showed a 
guy holding a tile after it was torched with a welding torch.  If anything,
does anybody think they would make good fire wallls.  Its seems to protect
the shuttle pilots when they reenter into a self generated wall of fire.

Third, I thank you for your responces.  I did know that bombs could be used!
I question how safe they are to use!  What about chain reaction?  There are
a lot of oil there just ready to blaze.  What about the damage to
surranding
areas?

Forth, Now that we showed the world how powerful our technology has made us,
Lets show off and show how our technology can help man instead of destroying 
it!  We are raging a war on the environment and the party has just begun.
The fires over there will affect the world as a whole and rally around and
win this one!!!!!

Jim   (jimh@welchlab.welch.jhu.edu)