Talk:Christmas in July/@comment-26179768-20170215004858

This one wasn't that great. taking human ashes in your tongue is not such a big deal. Also, it would be impossible for the ship's fuselage to be vaporized by atmospheric reentrance. If the ship had a speed as high as to vaporize itself, then it would have to have propulsion still working, grativy acceleration alone couldn't turn the fuselage to ashes. And I suspect (but I would need some calculations to prove this) that if the ship had enough acceleration to heat it into ashes, it would hit the surface before atmospheric drag could actually vaporize it. And I also suspect it would be quite a blow. I'll consult some physicists and do some math and come back to you in a few days.