Probably not because it’s extremely useless for 99% of people lol
Does the average person know that a stalagmite is mostly calcium carbonate?
Well no, why would they remember that? They’ve got to remember the chemical formula for one or two quartzes
I need that brain space for the Windows XP activation code
Of course
The average person probably has no idea what cracking is to begin with.
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.
I bet the average person knows it can’t melt steel beams.
And the average person should also know that steel doesn’t need to melt to lose a lot of it’s load bearing capacity. At 500-600 Celsius, only 50% of steel strength remains.
Because no one takes shop class and bends some steel stock.
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.
Plus there would be wind fanning those flames hard which could raise the temperature some.
But the other thing to consider is that the towers could have been built with substandard materials in the first place.
Plus all the mind control chemicals they use to make the chemtrails probably burnt really hot. /s
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
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)
No. Most people think you can throw a lit cigarette or lighter on it and it will go up instantly too because of movies. I think Die Hard 2 was the worst lol, he like threw a zippo in the puddle of her fuel and then it followed the plane in mid air to blow it up.
I don’t think people know how octane level works either. I think they assume higher octane is easier to combust when it’s the exact opposite.
Of all the media out there, action movies might be the worst for rotting brains. People can actually seperate porn or cartoons from reality.
And octane doesn’t grant magical horsepowers to your engine if you pour a can of octane boost in the tank.
Yes. Speaking for myself.
Does the average person know that it costs $2500 in fuel to get a boeing 747 off the ground?
So like four people in Business class cover it…
Yeah, I thought it was supposed to be the main expense for airlines.
Edit: Oh, that’s literally just takeoff.
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.
I personally didnt and now it makes me question whether it can melt steel beams
Don’t need to melt steel beams to destroy a structure. Don’t need the jet fuel to be providing all the heat once the structure is on fire either.
You start the barbeque with a lighter but it’s the charcoal that’s cooking dinner
The entire point of jet fuel is that it DOESN’T “blow up easily”, though.
unlike gasoline, It actually takes quite a bit of effort to ignite avgas in it’s liquid form because it’s designed to be aerosolized before being ignited.
I thought Avgas was 100ll, not jet fuel?
You’re correct; the terms are not interchangeable.
And… Is this post about 9/11?
No one mentioned 9-11. I’m not sure what you’re getting at.
I assume it’s a reference to one of the 9/11 conspiracy theories.
The claim was that jet fuel doesn’t burn at a high enough temperature to melt steel. Therefore a bunch of burning jet fuel alone wouldn’t have been enough to collapse the towers. Therefore someone must have put something else there.
Even XKCD got in on the joke. https://xkcd.com/966/
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.
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.
