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From: hav@dual.UUCP (Helen Anne Vigneau)
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Subject: Hydrogen-Powered Cars
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Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 18:29:45 EST
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<*munch*>

=> 1)	it is more explosive than gasoline in the sense that it doesn't
=> 	need to evaporate first before mixing with air (see point 3).
=> 	however, since it is less dense than air, it will rise, and any 
=> 	flames and stuff will rise also.  because it is a gas to begin with
=> 	there will be a flash explosion and nothing else except possibly
=> 	nearby debris that ignites.  natural gas and gasoline are denser
=> 	than air and will pool, forming flames that will be underneath any
=> 	vehicle and burning anything above.  since they also burn less rapidly
=> 	than hydrogen, there is a higher likelyhood of igniting nearbly
=> 	inflammable material.

Sounds like a lot of fun in a tunnel.  Really a blast.  (Don't worry about your
car; you'll be busy trying to put out the flames on the ceiling of the tunnel.)

=> 3)	. . .                                      since it's a gas, no
=> 	problem with refrigeration.  it's cleaner burning than gasoline
=> 	though it still produces oxides of nitrogen.

=> Herb Chong

Oxides of nitrogen, huh?  Now *that* sounds like fun!  :-)  What a gas!  :-)

Helen Anne

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