avater@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoOpen source intelligence suggests rocket was launched by Palestinian group, backing up Israel's claimswww.telegraph.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down139
arrow-up1198arrow-down1external-linkOpen source intelligence suggests rocket was launched by Palestinian group, backing up Israel's claimswww.telegraph.co.ukavater@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square81fedilink
minus-squareassassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s wild to me how “jet fire can’t melt steel beams” persisted as a myth. Several engineering fields know that a material’s strength goes down at higher temperatures.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s indeed true: Jet fuel doesn’t melt steel beams, it just turns them into wet noodles.
It’s wild to me how “jet fire can’t melt steel beams” persisted as a myth. Several engineering fields know that a material’s strength goes down at higher temperatures.
It’s indeed true: Jet fuel doesn’t melt steel beams, it just turns them into wet noodles.