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To: MtnClimber

Hydrogen is very difficult to store even as a compressed gas, and impossible over extended periods, because it can pass right through steel walls. And it’s so light that it requires a larger volume to store any significant amount as compared to gasoline or LNG. It’s not practical. Elon is using methane to power his Starship, which makes a lot more sense than hydrogen.


20 posted on 06/14/2022 5:23:19 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder

The clam that hydrogen can pass through steel walls got my curiosity up. Turns out that’s not exactly true: It passes into but not through the walls. But that process, steel embrittlement, is a pretty funky phenomenon.


24 posted on 06/14/2022 5:30:43 AM PDT by dangus (I had some sympathies for some of Russia's positions... until they started a G-d-damned war.)
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