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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (8730)	8/12/2008 1:19:20 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

The toughness of the tank (for example its ability to withstand .30 armor piercing bullets), seems to be exemplary, but is not a major concern of mine. Its not like gasoline is not a very flammable substance. If the Hinderburg was filled with gasoline then (if it had somehow gotten to the site at all, since it wouldn't be able to fly) the disaster would have been worse. Still perhaps such a tough tank is needed to calm people's fears, rational or not. The problem is that just being tough, isn't going to prevent the hydrogen from escaping, or the tank undergoing hydrogen embrittlement. The primary problem with a transition to a Hydrogen economy is how to produce it in large quantities. That's a big problem, certainly the primary problem in the short run, but I'm not sure its the biggest problem in the long run. I see distribution and local storage (esp. on moving vehicles) as a bigger long run problem. But if anything, it keeps that money here at home, and not in the hands of nations/entities that might use it as a weapon against us. Should we stop buying Chinese TVs and DVD players?