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minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoFuck short people, I guess. I’m betting the idea was that it works without electricity.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·4 days agoUnless the fuel storage tanks are up that high, nope. You gotta pump it up there.
minus-squaresuperkret@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoYes, the tanks would be up there (why else build those huge saucers?) The fuel truck can pump it up into those tanks using its engine.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 days agoThose aren’t big enough to hold any significant amount of fuel.
Fuck short people, I guess.
I’m betting the idea was that it works without electricity.
Unless the fuel storage tanks are up that high, nope. You gotta pump it up there.
Yes, the tanks would be up there (why else build those huge saucers?)
The fuel truck can pump it up into those tanks using its engine.
Those aren’t big enough to hold any significant amount of fuel.