Hello Larry,
not only that... but one mile in every 5 is supposed to
be STRAIGHT so as to be able to be used for a landing
strip for a B-52 bomber.!
Saturday, September 09, 2000, 3:10:44 AM, you wrote:
LM> Did you alsd knoe that the Eisenhower Interstate sstem was desegned so
LM> that the road bed is "supposed" to handle caravans of 70+ ton tank
LM> carriers traveling at up to 50 mph for days on end? From coast to coast?
LM> This is in order to get the army from one place to another in case of
LM> invasion.
LM> Larry
>>>>>On 9/8/00 6:41 PM so and so (Larry Miller) said. (And I quote:)
>>One last parting shot:
>>
>>This is something that has bugged me for a long time. Does anyone on the
>>list know why a duck's quack does not echo?
>>
>>This is not a joke, a duck's quack does not echo....
>>
>>
>>Larry Miller
>>
>>Did you know that the Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in
>>every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as
>>airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.
>>
>>
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LM> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
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LM> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
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