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From: kevin@voder.UUCP (The Last Bugfighter)
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Subject: Re: Hot potatoes not conforming to Star Fleet regulations
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>                               Remember the damage a meteorite
> 	collision caused aboard Apollo 13? We assume that both collision
> 	partners were sublight...

   The damage to Apollo 13's Service Module was NOT caused by a meteorite,
the explosion was from an oxygen tank.  It was either an internal fan or an
internal heater in the tank which shorted out when it was switched on.  The
wiring insulation burned up and BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMM!  It was later
discovered that the tank had been dropped once during manufacturing and this
was suspected of pinching the wires, damaging the insulation and allowing
them to touch.

-- 
Kevin Thompson   {ucbvax,ihnp4!nsc}!voder!kevin

"It's sort of a threat, you see.  I've never been very good at them
  myself but I'm told they can be very effective."