Actually...

TB — 4/14/2007 4:45:05 PM (archived)

A rocket engine is one of the most effective--if not efficient--means of turning fuel into power there is.

I've read that a single SSME, which would fit on a large flatbed truck, generates eight times the power generated by Hoover Dam.

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Joules - gbaikie - 4/14/2007 9:19:45 AM
- Actually... - TB - 4/14/2007 4:45:05 PM
  - re: Actually... - gbaikie - 4/14/2007 8:00:03 PM
- The family Joules. - ER - 4/14/2007 3:29:05 PM
  - Why rockets take off slow and then go faster.... - ER - 4/15/2007 2:06:44 AM
- Calculations... - nick hoffman - 4/14/2007 2:11:35 PM
  - Tiresome pages of calculations deleted - Moderator Nick - 4/16/2007 12:08:44 PM
    - re: Tiresome pages of calculations deleted - gbaikie - 4/17/2007 1:14:19 AM
      - Discussion on Community Board, please - Moderator Nick - 4/20/2007 7:00:34 AM
      - re: Valid questions, still no answer (n/t) - Johannes - 4/19/2007 6:01:16 PM

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