| From: | Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com |
|---|---|
| Subject: | More story stuff - Rat, do NOT look |
| Date: | Wed, 22 Sep 1999 19:44:00 -0700 (PDT) |
work? Can I get an explanation in both technical and
layman's terms?
> > >
> > > IIRC, it permeates the air with an explosive
gas, and then sets it off, but I'm sure there's people
on this list that know much more about it than myself.
> > > ---Dave ('s not here man)
> >
> > Well, from what I've seen and heard it apparently
uses the fuel to ignite the air (or possibly the
oxygen in the air) itself - but that's really iffy and
I need much more concrete data than that - which is
why I'm asking.
> <snippydip>
>
> Well, iIrc, FAE's spread fuel (hence the "F") in
very fine drops over an area, thus creating an
aerosol. So you got a really large volume of air,
mixed with fuel. This mixture is then ignited,
creating quite a big explosion.
So it's basically a hyped-up, out of control car
engine? :) Okay, more questions. Over what kind of
area is the fuel atomised? Depends on the size of the
bomb and how much fuel is in it? How big is the blast
itself? Does it exceed the area of the atomised fuel,
or is it contained to that area? Is it really the most
destructive non-nuclear explosive (I heard that
somewhere)?
> The aftereffects are:
> -Rapid contraction of the affected airmass
afterwards
Does this serve to contain the blast, or does this
only happen AFTER the blast has gone off (as opposed
to during - I know you said aftereffects, but unless
it's an absolutely instantaneous thing and it happens
everywhere all at once...)? What kind of damage (if
any) does this cause?
> -Absence of almost all oxygen in the area
> /> Xyron II
So anyone it doesn't char to a crisp will suffocate?
:) Or is that only a very short-term thing?
====Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)
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