Re: How dangerous is hydrogen really when compared to gasoline?



On May 30, 1:49 am, Dan Bloomquist <publi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Eeyore wrote:

Willie.Moo...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I was called a liar recently because I made a statement I thought was
uncontroversial. Namely, that hydrogen does not spontaneously
explode! haha..

Obviously that person was someone who didn't know what he was talking
about.

Here are the facts;

Hydrogen is a fuel. And as a fuel it can explode certainly. But it
doesn't do so spontaneously. It does so only when three conditions
are met;

(1) There has to be an oxidizer present
(2) Oxidizer and fuel have to be in the right ratio - the explosion
limit
(3) There has to be a spark to set it off.

No.

Would you just stop being his usenet bitch??????- Hide quoted text -

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It would be nice if once and a while Graham provided a relevant and
timely reference or two to back up his fixed ideas about alternative
energy. lol.

<SMAK!> haha..

.



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