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NASA Announces Enviromentally Friendly Jet Fuel

Posted by chrisd on from the floor-wax-and-a-jet-fuel dept.

drama writes "From the Press Release: 'Two years of collaboration between Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif., and NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have led to the development of a non-toxic, easily handled fuel made from a substance similar to what is used in common candles. The by-products of combustion of the new fuel are carbon dioxide and water; unlike conventional rocket fuel that produces aluminum oxide and acidic gasses, such as hydrogen chloride.' Or for pictures and more info, visit the site."

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  1. FP! by ak_hepcat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Woot! I feel sorry for all the bees that NASA will be milking, just to make enough rocket fuel for the next launch..

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  2. Paraffin? by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 5, Funny
    Making the fuel from a paraffin derivative gives new meaning to "Let's light this candle!"

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  3. Fuel? by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should just fill it with coke and shake it then take the lid off sending it into orbit. Sometimes the simple solutions are the best.

    1. Re:Fuel? by Russ+Steffen · · Score: 5, Funny

      And sometimes the simple solutions are the ones that leave you drenched in coke.

    2. Re:Fuel? by Dr+Caleb · · Score: 4, Funny
      And sometimes the cruel solutions leave you drenched in coke, without the benefit of having ethier vodka or lime.

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  4. Hey!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Slashdotting (DDOS) a .gov site can get you 20 years to life. Chrisd, you're about to be classigied as an enemy of the state.

  5. Re:Correct me if I'm wrong by Mulletproof · · Score: 5, Funny

    And it does make you wonder how many cars = one booster when it comes to total emissions produced... I'd say, a couple million, on top of all the heat waste you dump into the atmosphere. I want to see an environmentalist chain himseld to a rocket >:)

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  6. Re:That's Rocket Fuel!!!! by Professor_Quail · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or it cuts the flight time from New York to San Francisco to about 90 seconds.

  7. Re:jet != rocket by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    At any rate, if it can burn, some rocket has used it as a fuel.

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    Oh please, please, please say yes.

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