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From: maniac@garnet.berkeley.edu (George W. Herbert)
Newsgroups: rec.aviation,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: SR71 to be retired October 1st, rumors regarding SR-71
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Date: 4 Apr 89 07:02:33 GMT
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Summary:Fuel _IS EXPLODABLE_
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In article <543@bridge2.3Com.Com> gfk@vision.3Com.com (Gregory F. Kendall) writes:
[re fuel explosions]
>Every time I have done this (thrown a lit cigarette into a bucket of gas)
>it has been outside, sitting in the sun, sometimes for hours. 
>The gasoline still does not ignite.

I don't know what angel is looking over Your health, but the last FEW times
i tried stunts like this i blew up whatever it was, and once or twice 
myself.

Kids, replecate only with clear knowledge that you may die and almost certainly
will get burned.  It's still fun, tho... ;-)

ps-what's this still doing under 'sr-71...'???

george william herbert
maniac@garnet.berkeley.edu