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To: elmatador who wrote (3119)	8/24/2019 8:47:55 AM
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One of the most dangerous aspects of a hydrogen oxygen mixture is it requires almost no activation-energy to start the combustion, even at room temperature. Even the smallest leak, which is all but inevitable given how small a hydrogen molecule is, results in an explosion. Just the static charge created by escaping hydrogen at room temperature is enough to ignite it. Combined with the way hydrogen quickly corrodes metals, this makes hydrogen impossible to reliably contain without constant active maintenance - end even then you get the frequent unexpected leak and explosion. Those familiar with a natural gas stove know it takes the activation energy of an open flame or a significantly hot sparking device to ignite, just like a gasoline / air mixture. There is something to be said for a leave no stone unturned approach, but many firms like Toyota after decades of investment wish they had never heard of hydrogen - just as Chevron wished they had never invested in heat-extraction of oil-like products from oil shale. Some projects only become worse with each new advancement you create to solve the associated problems, as they in turn only reveal new problems you never could have guessed existed. Even for rockets, hydrogen was quickly replaced by hydrazine, a much heavier water-like molecule created by bonding hydrogen with nitrogen. Although heavier than hydrogen, it contains more energy per kilo so is effectively lighter than hydrogen. Some ideas will forever remain the domain of comic books, a media where facts don't matter.