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[–] 12 points 1 month ago (16 children)

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.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (8 children)

    And... Is this post about 9/11?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    No one mentioned 9-11. I'm not sure what you're getting at.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    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/

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    I thought Avgas was 100ll, not jet fuel?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    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...

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  • [–] -1 points 1 month ago

    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.

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