I'm watching a live telecast of the shuttle launch. 

The commentator mentioned that the engines are burning
11,000 lbs. of fuel per second.  My first thought was
"will I ever burn that much airplane fuel in the rest
of my lifetime?"

Surprisingly, the answer should be "yes".  That's
about 230-300 hours of flying. 

I wonder if I have enough time left to burn as much
as the first 10 seconds ...

Dale R.
COZY MkIV #1254
Ch's 5, 9, 16 & 23 in progress