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To: investigateworld
cast iron

Concrete, man. Cast, reinforced, prestressed concrete.

The airplane of the future will be made of concrete.

I guarantee it. It'll be called "das Fliegenschwein "

23 posted on 07/16/2006 8:27:35 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard
I don't understand why they don't make planes out of the same stuff they make the 'black boxes' from.

The black box almost always survives the crash.

L

28 posted on 07/16/2006 8:35:07 PM PDT by Lurker (2 months and still no Bill from Congressman Pence. What is he milking squids for the ink?)
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To: ArrogantBustard
Concrete, man. Cast, reinforced, prestressed concrete.

Held together with bolts anchored with epoxy, rught?

49 posted on 07/16/2006 9:36:57 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Go home and fix Mexico)
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To: ArrogantBustard
The airplane of the future will be made of concrete.

Plutonium.

If it crashes, don't sweat the Black Box. It's vaporized, man.

69 posted on 07/17/2006 7:09:10 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is a perversion of faith, a lie against human spirit, an obscenity shouted in the face of G_d)
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To: ArrogantBustard
Concrete, man. Cast, reinforced, prestressed concrete.

Wood and rocks.
More eco-friendly.

80 posted on 07/17/2006 11:32:45 AM PDT by uglybiker (Don't blame me. I didn't make you stupid.)
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