The leading contender for the name of Albuquerque’s new far west side high school (recently approved by voters) is Volcano Vista. Five long dormant small cinder cone volcanoes top the west side mesa.
The Volcano Vista Vulcans. What else could it be?
The Chicago White Sox have figured out how to sell something new. Night games will now begin at 7:11 PM. Guess which convenience store chain gave them $500,000 for this change from 7:05?
The airship Hindenburg I learned tonight did not explode because it was filled with hydrogen. The outer skin of the big German aircraft — longer than three 747s — was painted with an iron oxide, powdered aluminum compound to reflect sunlight (to minimize heat build up). The powdered aluminum was highly flammable and was ignited by an electrostatic charge in the imperfectly grounded zeppelin.
How flammable is iron oxide and aluminum? It’s the fuel used to launch the Shuttle.
I think I remember that stuff (iron oxide and aluminum) called Thermite from high school chemistry. It’s also used to weld railroad ties. They knew about it by 1900.
They could be The Ash. Oh, what fun the cheerleaders would have with that. The mascot costume would be a challenge, though.
How about the Volcano Vista CINDERellas?