human
Well, I guess it could be, Ned agreed.
gpt
But how are you going to get your chemicals in at the top? Shoot 'em up through a hose? If you do that you'll need a special kind of hose, for the chemicals will rot anything like rubber or canvas.
human
I wasn't thinking of a hose, returned Tom.
gpt
What then?
human
An airship! Tom exclaimed with such sudden energy that Ned started.
gpt
It just came to me! explained the youthful inventor.
human
I was wondering how we could get the chemicals in from the top, and an airship is the solution. I can sail over the burning building and drop the chemicals down. That will douse the blaze if my plans go right.
gpt
Blamed if I don't think that's just the thing, Tom! It ought to work, and, if it does, it will save a lot of lives, to say nothing of property! A fire in a sky-scraper ought to be fought from above. Then the extinguisher element, whether chemicals or water, could be dropped where they'd do the most good. As it is now, with water, a lot of it is wasted. Some of it never reaches the heart of the fire, being splashed on the outside of the building. A lot more turns to steam before it hits the flames, and only a small percentage is really effective.
human
That's my notion,
gpt
Then go ahead and do it! urged his friend.
human
You have my permission!