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- From: mje@pookie.pass.wayne.edu (Michael Edelman)
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- Subject: Re: SaucerZealotLogic ( was Re: Skeptics stay away from Hill's UFO Book)
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- Date: 7 Jun 1996 20:06:40 GMT
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- Bill Peterson (billp@io.com) wrote:
- : >
- : >Say, Brian, what do you think the chance would be of recovering intact
- : >bodies from a crash or explosion of sufficient energy that "indestructible"
- : >materials were ripped to shreds?
- : >
-
- : This is easily explained. The object was in low performance mode, just
- : hovering or moving slowly at low altitude. It was having "engine" trouble.
- : The "engine" or part of it blew up, and scattered little bits all over.
- : However, the majority of the craft, and the occupants,fell about
- : 20 feet into the desert, sustaining burns and fractures.
-
- A power source capable of sending a craft across the universe at near
- light speed explodes, and doesn't vaporize a small town?
-
- And a craft capable of that journey can't take a small explosion?
-
- No fail-safe backups for interplanetary craft...?
-
- Yes, I know. The reason is that the plasmahooey turgidometer
- feenly flanges were configured to obviate the magnetoburger
- frammistan field, propelling the johnson rod into the muffler bearings
- and cracking the A-frame. Obviously.
-
- Either way, looks like she'll have to be towed to the shop. I'd
- say about $450 labor, plus parts, and you know what UPS service
- from Betelgeuse is like these days...
-
- --mike
-