I was in school training to be an aircraft mechanic when I learned that. I remember thinking, “that’s crazy”
The average person probably has no idea what cracking is to begin with.
The average person probably has no idea what cracking is to begin with
How many non-industry people do you know that know what a long chain hydrocarbon is?
Bro the average person doesn’t even know you can compile software for different architectures.
They aren’t gonna know about jet fuel which is almost as complex
I mean, any high octane fuel is just fuel that blows up easily, if we’re being reductive.
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.
Are we still doing 9/11
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.
And… Is this post about 9/11?
Not at all.
Um…
Think things through.
Get a life
Um, another one? I am pretty sure I solidified this one.
Are you talking about Second Life, or are you promoting a new MMORPG?
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.
I thought Avgas was 100ll, not jet fuel?
I can’t remember the which is which. I just remember that Avgas and 100ll are the two types of aviation fuel. My brain doesn’t have the ability to remember which is which. Which is probably why it’s a good thing I’m not a pilot…
Aviation gasoline or avgas is 100LL (100 octane, low lead), and jet fuel is Jet-A.
You’re correct; the terms are not interchangeable.
Once years ago, I used a few mL of gasoline as a solvent to clean grease from a part. To dispose of it, I put it in a can and tossed a lit match in.
The liquid gasoline extinguished the flame. Even gasoline is hard to ignite.
Avgas and jet fuel aren’t the same thing. Avgas is leaded gasoline used in airplane engines. Jet fuel is specially formulated for use in turbines.
I don’t think they do. I’m a person that likes aviation and I never think about jet fuel.
I knew, but only because I read a lot of cold war stories, and for war becomes hot stories. Running a jet on cooking kerosene was a plot point in one
I have since read about just engines and jet fuel
I don’t work in that industry at all. I’m an IT systems analyst
No. I wager the average person thinks its some kind of super dangerous super powered liquid explosion magic, because the average person is kind of an idiot.
I, however, did know its fancy kerosene
Also basically the same as diesel fuel. All three are interchangeable in an emergency situation. They each have different additives and are taxed differently. Also home heating oil too.
I don’t know how easily it blows up, I’m too cool to turn around and watch the explosion
Likely not. I thought it was highly volatile until I learned it was basically kerosene.
Yes. Speaking for myself.
