"frijoli" wrote in message
news:h2ij17$dao$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> Dillon Pyron wrote:
>> [Default] Thus spake "Tom K" :
>>
>>> "Gadget World" wrote in message
>>> news:25883-4A4ACC0C-561@baytvnwsxa001.msntv.msn.com...
>>>> Remember the days when the 4th of July was celebrated with a great
>>>> fireworks show off the aft of the ship.
>>>>
>>>> I cannot understand why this does not happen, when seaside towns do
>>>> their fireworks shows on the water off-shore.
>>>>
>>>> I can especially see a very special fireworks show on ships with a
>>>> large
>>>> seating area at the aft, like Princess and soon the Oasis.
>>>>
>>>> I think that every cruise should be celebrated with fireworks for a
>>>> memorable experience.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Fireworks are intrinsically dangerous. They're explosives. They blow
>>> up. They cause fires. If you were an insurance company, would you allow
>>> it on ships that you insure? If you were a passenger on a ship hundreds
>>> of miles away from any help... would you want dangerous fireworks
>>> around?
>>>
>>> That reminds me about the time a passenger on a bridge tour asked
>>> Captain Ioannis on Constellation why no cruise ships had nuclear
>>> reactors. He said it's because they're VERY dangerous.
>>
>> I know. And look at the US Navy. They've had what, no failures?
>>
>>> Three Mile Island had a partial core melt down and now thousands of
>>> people in New Jersey have thyroid cancer
>>
>> Umm, the incidence of thyroid cancer above average is about 2. Where
>> did you get your statistics from? I have mine from my radiopath text.
>>
>>> (that's the way the wind blew the radiation... what did you think would
>>> happen when you built a nuclear plant near a populated area and had a
>>> melt down?).
>>>
>>> It's simply better to avoid dangerous things. Even if they're 99.9%
>>> safe... that 0.1% of the time something bad happens... it's REAL bad.
>>>
>>> --Tom
> I wonder if Tom has one of those dangerous things called a vehicle
> carrying HIGHLY flammable and explosive gasoline. I'll never own one.
> Whew.
>
Actually gasoline isn't that flammable at compared to other liquids (Organic
Chem Class), which is why it's rather safe as a fuel. I think the better
term is that it doesn't ignite that easily, or spontaneously. Ever try
starting a snow blower in the winter?
Want highly flammable? ... try Hydrogen Gas... try Ether. Even alcohols.
They ignite much more easily.
--Tom
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