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To: NicknamedBob

No. I have seen in a stack fire caused by a jet engine (at 2 in the morning.)


4,835 posted on 03/05/2013 7:22:27 PM PST by Anoreth (It's not a great party until someone loses rank.)
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To: Anoreth

In a wood-burning chimney, creosote from the wood, especially pine, collects in the flue. If the temperature gets hot enough, the material ignites into a full, open-throated roar, like unto a jet engine.

It’s blasting upwards, and the flames coming out of the chimney light up the surrounding neighborhood.

Early scientists, among whom I would place Benjamin Franklin, saw that there was a potential there, if they could figure out how to take advantage of it.

Thus eventually was born the jet engine.


4,836 posted on 03/05/2013 7:54:04 PM PST by NicknamedBob (If it was good enough for the Krell, then it's good enough for me!)
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