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To: b-witch who wrote (10097)	11/12/2001 4:51:15 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi b-witch; Re: "Another positive for this solar source is that it doesn't tempt terrorists to confiscate or destroy the plants for their own nefarious goals." I'm sure that factories sufficient to make enough solar energy collector apparatus to solve our fuel needs would be big enough to make great targets for terrorists. In fact, this life is filled with things that could easily cause you to painfully lose your life. And accidents happen all the time. This has been true throughout history. The only thing that changes is the cause. A century ago the animals used for transportation regularly kicked people to death. Just to put it into perspective, are you aware of what happens in a steel factory when something goes wrong? People who are slow to realize what has happened end up standing (briefly) in molten metal. When the steel hits the ground it freezes onto the concrete and then makes steam explosions from covering and sealing anything that might supply water, (a worker, for instance). The resulting explosion drives molten metal through the roof 1000 feet above. This is a regular event in the industry. There was one this past week, but do you think about it when you buy something made from steel? news.bbc.co.uk No, you probably don't think much about steel. What you do think about is entirely directed by the news people, and they're doing it only to entertain you. It would be better if you just left the whole thing alone. Here's a great book on the steel industry. It's a fascinating description of the founding and first pour of Nucor: *American Steel* HOT METAL MEN AND THE RESURRECTION OF THE RUST BELT. Richard Preston, Prentice-Hall Press(1991) For that matter, people are killed building the buildings that are used to make steel. (Or the WTC for that matter.) Our slavish adoration of what the news media feeds to us has complicated our foreign affairs. [Makes edit to get back on topic.] -- Carl