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Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft == Anti-Terrorist Device?

maladroit asks: "Today on NPR's Talk of the Nation/Science Friday , Harry Braun of the Phoenix Project said that a hydrogen-powered airplane would not have produced the fire and intense heat that brought down the World Trade Center towers. Is this true ? What are the other advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen fuel ? Details on the Phoenix Project's website are a bit sketchy, but I'm sure the Slashdot crowd has some answers (and Richard Dean Anderson jokes)." Sounds like a good theory, it doesn't account for the hostage aspect, but it would prevent the use of aircraft as cheap bombs. Would there be any drawbacks? How much would such a refit cost for your average commercial aircraft?

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  1. FFJKPP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Foist Fire Jon Katz Petition Poist!


    Stupid Lamness Filter.

  2. Oh, the humanity! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Somehow I don't think the poster means Zeppelin NT...

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  4. Re:My Experience With Linux!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm amazed at the effort you put into that. There aren't any true statements in there, but I'm really impressed. Good work, Egg Troll.

  5. In the words of Jimmy Page... by sulli · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    that would go over like a lead zeppelin

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    RTFJ.
  6. Re:Wrong! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why stop?

  7. Re:My Experience With Linux!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    mr egg troll are you bob abooey in disguise?

  8. What's the point of trolling, anyay? by Dr.+Manhattan · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Seriously, I don't get it. What is supposed to be so cool about trolling? What makes you do it?

    I mean, it just seems so stupid. What's the point? It's easy to act like a moron. Morons do it effortlessly. What does it prove to act stupid - that you can act dumb, too? This doesn't strike me as a grand accomplishment. Perhaps it's a malicious joy in infuriating others. Again, this doesn't seem particularly impressive - you can irritate people by accident. It's another no-brainer. What's the point?

    Let me ask you something. Can you come up with something to say that would make readers feel as good as what you wrote made them angry? Now, that would be impressive. Improving things is always harder than destroying them, whether moods or communication or software or buildings.

    I know lots of people who know how to insult, and only one or two who knows how to give a really good backrub. Lots of people can break things, but only a few know how to repair them, much less make improvements. Do you believe that you can't post something that would be considered "Insightful", and so out of jealousy you want to ruin things for others?

    So, again, I ask: What's the point? What do you get out of it?

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