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If you’re going to insist on an internal combustion engine, it probably makes more sense to go to the extra effort of making methanol or even synthetic gasoline
by rgmerk 3y ago
If you’re going to insist on an internal combustion engine, it probably makes more sense to go to the extra effort of making methanol or even synthetic gasoline or diesel rather than deal with the difficulty of storing hydrogen.
- MuffinFlavored 3y agocan you safely run methanol? i was under the impression it’s more dangerous than gasoline
- neerd 3y agoIt’s dangerous because it can enter the body through your skin
- KennyBlanken 3y agoAnd the amount of skin that need be exposed for a fatal dose is shockingly small. It's also highly toxic if the vapors are breathed in. Did I mention it's also invisible when burning?
- HHC-Hunter 3y agoI run a race car on methanol. There's reasons why we don't use it for civilian pedestrian use cases. Number one your eyes immediately start burning from the combustion gases. Secondly the hygroscopic nature of it leads to corrosion.
- roamerz 3y agoYeah and if you’re running individual zoomies you take a shower if it’s running rich. Gotta be careful though as it sometimes is hard to tell if something is on fire because it burns so clean.