Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxp.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxp!esac From: esac@ihuxp.UUCP (Bill Adams) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Airplanes gain weight Message-ID: <640@ihuxp.UUCP> Date: Sat, 18-Feb-84 14:16:21 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxp.640 Posted: Sat Feb 18 14:16:21 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 19-Feb-84 05:41:07 EST References: <202@heurikon.UUCP> <560@pyuxa.UUCP> <908@ihuxl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 17 I would venture to guess that you could drop every cigarette ever smoked in said same 747 into the cargo hold and it still wouldn't add 2000 pounds of weight to the aircraft. I agree smoking coats interior vehicle surfaces but 2000 pounds of added weight is hard to swallow. Smoking is permitted in my car............and plane. Peace -- Bill Adams ==> AT&T Communications <== ihnp4!ihuxp!esac (312) 979-6267