Comments on: Space Shuttle External Tank – 26.08.09 http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/ Making Space Commonplace Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:02:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Oilfix http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1158 Oilfix Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:19:01 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1158 My idea to cap the Gulf leak: use one of the external fuel tanks that are used to launch the space shuttle, Cut the bottom of the fuel tank off. This would be the part to sit down over top of the leak on the ocean floor. The top could be adapted and serve as a funnel which would have a pipe welded to it and ran to the ships above. The large pipe would slow the velocity of the oil coming out making it more manageable and better insure that the pipe would stay connected to the make-shift cap. My idea to cap the Gulf leak: use one of the external fuel tanks that are used to launch the space shuttle, Cut the bottom of the fuel tank off. This would be the part to sit down over top of the leak on the ocean floor. The top could be adapted and serve as a funnel which would have a pipe welded to it and ran to the ships above. The large pipe would slow the velocity of the oil coming out making it more manageable and better insure that the pipe would stay connected to the make-shift cap.

]]> By: Faztlan http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1157 Faztlan Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:51:19 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1157 Goes to show the United States never has to change anything to metric. It's called dominance. The rest of the world will just have to calulate the conversions! Goes to show the United States never has to change anything to metric. It’s called dominance. The rest of the world will just have to calulate the conversions!

]]> By: Jeph http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1145 Jeph Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:51:49 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1145 Quarkspin, it reenters somewhere in the pacific. Not sure how far downrange, but it seems like somewhere near 21,000 miles. Quarkspin, it reenters somewhere in the pacific. Not sure how far downrange, but it seems like somewhere near 21,000 miles.

]]> By: QuarkSpin http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1143 QuarkSpin Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:21:45 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1143 Nautical miles downrange? Anyone? Anyone? Nautical miles downrange? Anyone? Anyone?

]]> By: frag971 http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1146 frag971 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:02:51 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1146 [..YouTube..] awesome, now it suddently makes sence I guess you wouldn't add notes on the videos displaying the metric values each time someone says a non-metric value? :D [..YouTube..] awesome, now it suddently makes sence

I guess you wouldn’t add notes on the videos displaying the metric values each time someone says a non-metric value? :D

]]> By: frag971 http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1147 frag971 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:02:51 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1147 awesome, now it suddently makes sence I guess you wouldn't add notes on the videos displaying the metric values each time someone says a non-metric value? :D awesome, now it suddently makes sence

I guess you wouldn’t add notes on the videos displaying the metric values each time someone says a non-metric value? :D

]]> By: Rick Boozer http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1137 Rick Boozer Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:06:02 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1137 Frag, I'm American born, but I have to agree with you. Metric is much more logical once you get used to it. The people who hate it here are the ones who don't want to expend the effort to start thinking in that system rather than the old English imperial system that they are taught from childhood. It's just what they are used to. 12 inches to the foot, 36 inches or 3 feet to the yard, 5280 feet or 1760 yards to the mile: we're masochists! How much more logical 10 mm to the cm, 10 cm to the dm, 10 dm to the m, 1000 m to the km! Frag,

I’m American born, but I have to agree with you. Metric is much more logical once you get used to it. The people who hate it here are the ones who don’t want to expend the effort to start thinking in that system rather than the old English imperial system that they are taught from childhood. It’s just what they are used to. 12 inches to the foot, 36 inches or 3 feet to the yard, 5280 feet or 1760 yards to the mile: we’re masochists! How much more logical 10 mm to the cm, 10 cm to the dm, 10 dm to the m, 1000 m to the km!

]]> By: snoopyloopy http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1144 snoopyloopy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:03:28 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1144 [..YouTube..] nasa is becoming obsolete and an optional component of space travel. however, that isn't a lame excuse considering how much stuff they use the software for. that would be a formidable task and then you have the space craft that nasa communicates with to think about as well. [..YouTube..] nasa is becoming obsolete and an optional component of space travel. however, that isn’t a lame excuse considering how much stuff they use the software for. that would be a formidable task and then you have the space craft that nasa communicates with to think about as well.

]]> By: snoopyloopy http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1148 snoopyloopy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:03:28 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1148 nasa is becoming obsolete and an optional component of space travel. however, that isn't a lame excuse considering how much stuff they use the software for. that would be a formidable task and then you have the space craft that nasa communicates with to think about as well. nasa is becoming obsolete and an optional component of space travel. however, that isn’t a lame excuse considering how much stuff they use the software for. that would be a formidable task and then you have the space craft that nasa communicates with to think about as well.

]]> By: spacevidcast http://www.spacevidcast.com/2009/08/26/space-shuttle-external-tank-26-08-09/#comment-1142 spacevidcast Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:55:12 +0000 http://www.spacevidcast.com/?p=2209#comment-1142 [..YouTube..] 600 lb (272 kg) 58,500 lb (26,500 kg) 1,680,000 lb (760,000 kg) 395,581.9 US gal (1,497,440 l) 3234 psi (220230 kPa) (absolute) −423 °F (−252.8 °C) [..YouTube..] 600 lb (272 kg)
58,500 lb (26,500 kg)
1,680,000 lb (760,000 kg)
395,581.9 US gal (1,497,440 l)
3234 psi (220230 kPa) (absolute)
−423 °F (−252.8 °C)

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