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| (...) Huh? Standard rockets carry all the fuel they need -- no air required. That's mostly what we've been using way up there, from the start. (...) But rockets aren't about efficient production of energy, they are about the efficient *storage* and (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) smart- (...) once (...) 24- (...) Thanks for the clarification! (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Yes, that was (assumed? implied? you choose) in the question. See Todd's solution, (URL) Steve (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) I have another ignorant question, relating to a half-remembered tidbit from my Chem1 class in high school, way back when the periodic table consisted of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. I seem to remember something about diamond reverting (my (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Yes, a form of carbon called Diamond would do the trick. But what do you attach to the diamond is still a problem, as it is an excelent heat conductor and would melt most materials you attach to it. Pat Justison (1.5 years until PhD in (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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