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- "Theoretically, the ionic liquid fuel could be used in any type of vehicle." LMFAO, the university press office suggests burning chlorine compounds in street

- "Theoretically, the ionic liquid fuel could be used in any type of vehicle." LMFAO, the university press office suggests burning chlorine compounds in street cars. edit: I think I might be wrong. Here's Derek Lowe's commentary: - "...This mixture spontaneously ignites under the decomposition conditions, but it does not thermally decompose the underlying liquid. Meanwhile, at the anode, the perchlorate gets oxidized to chlorate and chlorite ions, but none of that shows up in the gas phase." https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/instant-flames-safely https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/instant-flames-saf...

gorlilla 3y ago
Ya, but you see, what they did is went ahead and replaced all of the Chlorine with perchlorate... So it's fine. Everything is fine.
- orangepurple 3y ago
  A more sustainable and eco friendly fuel option is to simply use high test hydrogen peroxide passed over a red hot catalyst. It decomposes to hydrogen and oxygen and water. What could go wrong?
  - 15457345234 3y ago
    Isn't that the stuff where you have to make sure your pipe runs have gentle bends not 90-degree elbows because if it 'piles up' in a corner it spontaneously goes off? Or is it the stuff that infamously dissolved pilots during ww2 Pretty sure it's one or the other
    - oez 3y ago
      Hey now who said it can't be both of those things?
    - _a_a_a_ 3y ago
      Erm.. that was his point.
    - readyplayernull 3y ago
      > dissolved pilots during ww2 I had to search that one and found this nice article: https://ig.space/commslink/me-163-komet-the-rocket-powered-german-interceptor https://ig.space/commslink/me-163-komet-the-rocket-powered-g...
- kotaKat 3y ago
  I'm holding out for the first car accident narrated by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
  - cmcaleer 3y ago
    Brilliant. A reminder of the YouTube channel of the USCSB for those who've not watched any of the excellently produced and narrated case studies there. Even if you're not in that industry, there are a lot of parallels to be seen in the negligent decisions made leading to disaster and how e.g. ignoring proper patching practices can lead to a much greater incident than simply doing the work when it needs to be done. If you're of the personality type that enjoys reading or watching air crash investigation reports this will almost certainly appeal to you. https://www.youtube.com/@USCSB/videos https://www.youtube.com/@USCSB/videos
    - jacquesm 3y ago
      Those videos set a very high standard for educational videos.
  - soggybread 3y ago
    Youtube reccomended one of their videos and they are really well done with layman's explanations of everything and CG re-enactments, video evidence, and report evidence. They set a high bar for investigation videos
SilasX 3y ago
“You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.” —- supposed quote from Napoleon about the first steamships. Yes, of course it would need measures to make it safer than the naive, straightforward version of the idea.
Rygian 3y ago
They probably mean "in any type of ICE vehicle." It's already high time we address the distinction between modern cars (EV) and legacy cars (ICE).

gorlilla 3y ago

Ya, but you see, what they did is went ahead and replaced all of the Chlorine with perchlorate... So it's fine. Everything is fine.

orangepurple 3y ago
A more sustainable and eco friendly fuel option is to simply use high test hydrogen peroxide passed over a red hot catalyst. It decomposes to hydrogen and oxygen and water. What could go wrong?
- 15457345234 3y ago
  Isn't that the stuff where you have to make sure your pipe runs have gentle bends not 90-degree elbows because if it 'piles up' in a corner it spontaneously goes off? Or is it the stuff that infamously dissolved pilots during ww2 Pretty sure it's one or the other
  - oez 3y ago
    Hey now who said it can't be both of those things?
  - _a_a_a_ 3y ago
    Erm.. that was his point.
  - readyplayernull 3y ago
    > dissolved pilots during ww2 I had to search that one and found this nice article: https://ig.space/commslink/me-163-komet-the-rocket-powered-german-interceptor https://ig.space/commslink/me-163-komet-the-rocket-powered-g...
kotaKat 3y ago
I'm holding out for the first car accident narrated by the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
- cmcaleer 3y ago
  Brilliant. A reminder of the YouTube channel of the USCSB for those who've not watched any of the excellently produced and narrated case studies there. Even if you're not in that industry, there are a lot of parallels to be seen in the negligent decisions made leading to disaster and how e.g. ignoring proper patching practices can lead to a much greater incident than simply doing the work when it needs to be done. If you're of the personality type that enjoys reading or watching air crash investigation reports this will almost certainly appeal to you. https://www.youtube.com/@USCSB/videos https://www.youtube.com/@USCSB/videos
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    Those videos set a very high standard for educational videos.
- soggybread 3y ago
  Youtube reccomended one of their videos and they are really well done with layman's explanations of everything and CG re-enactments, video evidence, and report evidence. They set a high bar for investigation videos

SilasX 3y ago

“You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bonfire under her decks? I have no time for such nonsense.” —- supposed quote from Napoleon about the first steamships. Yes, of course it would need measures to make it safer than the naive, straightforward version of the idea.

Rygian 3y ago

They probably mean "in any type of ICE vehicle." It's already high time we address the distinction between modern cars (EV) and legacy cars (ICE).