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This article is interesting. “Hydrogen doesn’t explode without being mixed with air first then ignited” is a kind of funny statement. I read that as “hydrogen d
by newbie789 5y ago
This article is interesting. “Hydrogen doesn’t explode without being mixed with air first then ignited” is a kind of funny statement. I read that as “hydrogen doesn’t explode outside of when it does”
I’d ask “was this written by a hydrogen sales team?” but it’d be mind boggling if it weren’t. The blaming of special interest groups right off the bat, and the blaming the lower-performing helium as the cause for a crash (that iirc, involved a leak so I’m not sure how that 8% difference could’ve saved everyone) are naked examples of sales speech.
“Maybe you’ll blow up! Who cares? You get 8% more lift and stick it to the uh, Bureau Of Mines”
- Tepix 5y agoThe article does have a point. On airplanes we have highly flammable fuel. It's safe because it is contained. The same could be done with the hydrogen in an airship.
- dredmorbius 5y agoJet fuel doesn't inherently mix with air, on its own. (It does mix with air in high-speed impacts, which results in flame but not *explosions.) Jet fuel, kerosene (intermediate in weight, viscosity, and volatility between petrol and diesel fuels) is remarkably inert for something that burns. You can extinquish a match in it.