]Subject: Re: Fw: SPACE: Loss of the Saturn
V
Actually, the original rationale for
periodic Japanese temple burnings is much simpler than this: burning these
temples was the easiest and (on a windless day, at any rate) safest way to
demolish a structure made entirely of wood and
CTED] ; europa
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 5:27
AM
Subject: Re: Fw: SPACE: Loss of the
Saturn V
Larry,Thanks for posting that informative piece on the
Saturn V. In Japan, there is a temple made of local pine that is
periodically burned to the ground and rebuilt. The rationale is t
Larry,
Thanks for posting that informative piece on the Saturn V. In
Japan, there is a temple made of local pine that is periodically burned
to the ground and rebuilt. The rationale is the technology and
"know how" (i.e., the important details not on the blueprints)
to make a replacement are th
