human
Yes.
gpt
That is the world’s supply at present, excluding the two cylinders which are already fitted on the machine.
human
The world’s supply, ejaculated Carl, who was thinking of the huge petrol tank, which in a Fokker scout would last only three hours with the throttle wide open.
gpt
That won’t last long, unless the pressure is enormous.
human
The pressure is enormous, my friend; so enormous that if anything happened it would----
gpt
Blow a hole in the universe, I reckon,
human
You are right, and that is the only danger connected with the _Scorpion_. The other danger you mentioned, that of fire, is altogether eliminated. There would be nothing to burn if one of these cylinders exploded, for there would be nothing left--in the vicinity.