SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-216 days agoDoes the average person know that jet fuel is just high grade Kerosene and not some specialized fuel that blows up easily?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down14
arrow-up150arrow-down1message-squareDoes the average person know that jet fuel is just high grade Kerosene and not some specialized fuel that blows up easily?SnausagesinaBlanket@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-216 days agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squaresnoons@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·16 days agoI bet the average person knows it can’t melt steel beams.
minus-squareneidu4@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·16 days agoAnd 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.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days agoBecause no one takes shop class and bends some steel stock.
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.