On Nov 19, 1:02*am, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:56:30 -0800 (PST), wrote:
You suggested that good design was inspired by the protests.

That is not what I said, and it's not what I meant.

Once again, in case you forgot, you wrote:

"They may even provide a service, by providing some pressure that
ensures these things really are designed to survive a launch failure."

Now, if that is not what you meant, then tell us what you did mean.
And remember, RTGs had survived accidents long before the protesters
ever appeared on the scene.