maybe it's just that thinking is hard
From the AP:
Federal authorities said a plot by a suspected Muslim terrorist cell to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport, its fuel tanks and a jet fuel artery could have caused "unthinkable" devastation.
Oh man. Unthinkable devestatation? That sounds terrible. Tell me more.
Despite their efforts, the men never obtained any explosives, authorities said.
Oh. That sounds... less bad, then. Go on.
Richard Kuprewicz, a pipeline expert and president of Accufacts Inc., an energy consulting firm that focuses on pipelines and tank farms, said the force of explosion would depend on the amount of fuel under pressure, but it would not travel up and down the line.
"That doesn't mean wackos out there can't do damage and cause a fire, but those explosions and fires are going to be fairly restricted," he said.
Um. So they didn't have any explosives and their plan wouldn't have worked anway. But there could have been unthinkable devastation? Um. Dear federal authorities: out of sheer academic curiousity, how much time did you spend trying to think about it, exactly? Five minutes? Ten?
You might want to think about it a little longer. Don't rush; we'll wait.
EDIT: Nora Ephron has some tips.
Federal authorities said a plot by a suspected Muslim terrorist cell to blow up John F. Kennedy International Airport, its fuel tanks and a jet fuel artery could have caused "unthinkable" devastation.
Oh man. Unthinkable devestatation? That sounds terrible. Tell me more.
Despite their efforts, the men never obtained any explosives, authorities said.
Oh. That sounds... less bad, then. Go on.
Richard Kuprewicz, a pipeline expert and president of Accufacts Inc., an energy consulting firm that focuses on pipelines and tank farms, said the force of explosion would depend on the amount of fuel under pressure, but it would not travel up and down the line.
"That doesn't mean wackos out there can't do damage and cause a fire, but those explosions and fires are going to be fairly restricted," he said.
Um. So they didn't have any explosives and their plan wouldn't have worked anway. But there could have been unthinkable devastation? Um. Dear federal authorities: out of sheer academic curiousity, how much time did you spend trying to think about it, exactly? Five minutes? Ten?
You might want to think about it a little longer. Don't rush; we'll wait.
EDIT: Nora Ephron has some tips.