Re: Water at extreme pressure can cut through stone/Fishing for numbers
<Foam is not Water and certainly not ice....
No, I was comparing the tile to stone and the ice to water.
However, the scenario *seems* more reasonable if there was Ice on that insulation.
Exactly.
Hmm, So the speed of the shuttle at the point the foam broke of was above mach one
I've read that water at 50-60,000 psi can travel at Mach two and even three. A sharp piece of ice traveling at Mach one, could do some damage to silica tiles, yes, since they are much lighter than stone.
I'm sure that the investigative team is looking at all this and even replicating these scenarios in their labs as we type. I hope we hear from them soon.
Marcia