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To: Neocon who wrote (425214)	7/10/2003 2:18:50 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Some simulation predict global warming. And some simulation just don't get it right. Reality tests a simulation. In the San Antonio wing test, engineers duplicated the liftoff events by using a cannon powered by compressed gas to fire a piece of fuel tank foam at a replica of a shuttle wing. A spokesman for the investigators, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Woody Woodyard, said the experiment left a gaping 40-centimeter hole in the model wing's leading edge. "This certainly is strong evidence that can lead one to conclude that this was a direct cause," said Colonel Woodyard. The test was the seventh the investigators conducted and appears to be the most conclusive because it came the closest to copying the actual foam strike. The foam weight and size was about the same as the piece that hit the wing - 750 grams and about the dimensions of a briefcase. The impact speed was more than 850 kilometers per hour. voanews.com