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Fair’s fair, I have to ask what happens when one of these fails catastrophically? The step where the CO2 reaches 300C while surrounded by “steel shot” bricks so
by throwaway316943 5y ago
Fair’s fair, I have to ask what happens when one of these fails catastrophically? The step where the CO2 reaches 300C while surrounded by “steel shot” bricks sounds like it could be the world’s biggest pipe bomb. Although even a large leak could kill nearby people and wildlife through suffocation.
- notimetorelax 5y agoCO2 is lighter than air and it doesn’t oxidize much. Seems like a safer option to many other alternatives.
- MattPalmer1086 5y agoNo, it's heavier than air.
- inglor_cz 5y agoCarbon dioxide is heavier than air and concentrates e.g. on floors of caves, where it is deadly for smaller animals. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cave-of-dogs https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cave-of-dogs
- Eric_WVGG 5y agoYup. Back in 1986, Lake Nyos “belched” a cloud of carbon dioxide. Instead of going up, it went out, killing everything in its path. 1700 villagers, animals, even the insects. The homes (and presumably the plants) just sat there. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos
- joelthelion 5y ago> CO2 is lighter than air It is not : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide
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- throwaway316943 5y agoDon’t need oxidation when you have extremely high pressure to get an explosive result.
- jannes 5y agoIt’s actually part of “air”: > By volume, dry air contains 78.08% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.93% argon, 0.04% carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Earth
- nashashmi 5y agoHeavier than air by measurement of molecular weight. When hot it rises up into the atmosphere. When cool it comes down. That is why co2 concentrates on ground in cool forests but floats high in urban places.