Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
>
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> > For those who aren't already subscribed to the free
> > NASA newsletter:
> >
> > > NASA Science News for January 29, 2003
> > >
> > > Forget antimatter and dilithium crystals. The next
> > > hot rocket fuel is candle wax!
> > >
> > http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2003/28jan_envirorocket.htm?list818490
> > <snipped most of the article>
>
> > That's good news for the rocket
> > industry, because this paraffin fuel would be much
> > simpler and safer to work with than the toxic,
> > explosive fuels used today..."
> >
>
> Isn't this going to be a very heavy fuell, or does one filling weigh less
> and/or needs less room then that of a conventional rocket?
> Then there is the mess when the rocket doesn't make it. Parafine splattered
> all over the place .... what a mess.
As long as it doesn't get dumped down the sink and solidify, causing a nasty
clog, what's the problem? :)
Julia
Been there, done that, took apart the drain pipes
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