I think there could be problems with twinkies as they are mostly carbohydrates and/or hydrocarbons or both. If miscible in HTP, then a combination of twinkies and HTP might make a reasonable high explosive.
-----Original Message----- From: Eric Wilner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ERPS] ISP of a Twinkie Rick Eversole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alright, an acquaintence at work asked if I had heard of deep > fat frying a twinkie. (I had not, but remember seeing a site > years ago on the physical properties of a twinkie...) > > That prompted me to ponder just what is the ISP of a twinkie ? An interesting question. Twinkies would certainly be considered a storable propellant; their shelf life is essentially infinite. Handling is uncommonly safe; notably unlike most fuels, Twinkies are almost completely nonflammable. In fact, Twinkies appear to be very nearly fireproof; just try burning one sometime. I suspect the fuel value may actually be very low, and ignition nearly impossible -- though I admit I've never tried to ignite one soaked in LOX or HTP. While an HTP/Twinkie hybrid may have an interesting perversity to it, it lacks the nutritional value of GOX/salami and the pun value of LOX/boiled bread rings. I suggest that Twinkie research might be better directed toward use of Twinkie material as heat shielding, a role for which it seems eminently suited. Eric _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
