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Surely a fractured supercapacitor is basically a bomb waiting to explode?
by Perenti 3y ago
Surely a fractured supercapacitor is basically a bomb waiting to explode?
- gnicholas 3y agoI know nothing of the topic, but this was the type of thing I reflexively wondered about. Hopefully knowledgeable HNers can fill us in on the likely risks or downsides, which are not typically the focus of university press releases.
- CodeWriter23 3y agoCarbon black is produced by burning petroleum productd, so that oughta bring on the poo-poo squad directly.
- kseistrup 3y agoWould it be possible to produce carbon black from atmospheric CO₂?
- withinboredom 3y agoCan you burn CO₂?
- WJW 3y agoYou can electrolyze CO2 into carbon and oxygen.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- WJW 3y agoDepends on if it can short its charge to ground I guess, and how fast. An uncharged concrete capacitor is of course pretty harmless even if it cracks, so perhaps you could pour some strain gauges into it so you get advance warning of impending problems.