Shallow end of the gene pool

Dwight Gruber · 08-06-2003, 05:36 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by lugerholsterrepair:
Most would have gone up the chimney though wouldn't it?<hr /></blockquote>Figure out the volume of gas expansion of an amount of burning powder, the speed of combustion; compare to the volume of the fireplace and the speed of exhaustion through the chimney (which is essentially convective, not pressure).

I would guess that the gout of flame and smoke out of the front of the fireplace was...startling.

--Dwight

08-06-2003, 05:36 AM	#4
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Originally posted by lugerholsterrepair: <strong>Most would have gone up the chimney though wouldn't it?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Figure out the volume of gas expansion of an amount of burning powder, the speed of combustion; compare to the volume of the fireplace and the speed of exhaustion through the chimney (which is essentially convective, not pressure). I would guess that the gout of flame and smoke out of the front of the fireplace was...startling. --Dwight