Okay, after having read the whole thing. Bob has a hard-on for Methane. And I don’t blame him. I agree 100% that methane and methanol are much better logistically than hydrogen. But hydrogen is the holy grail. Much like self-sustaining fusion. That’s why we will always see research money pumped into hydrogen technologies. As long as the glimmer of hope is there...someone will fund it.
That being said. Bob’s numbers are sound, there’s no doubt about that. And sometimes chemistry and physics win out. Well...the fundamental laws always win out. But I’ve learned to take even the most learned scientists with a grain of salt when they say that something is impossible.
“When an old and esteemed scientist says something is possible, he is most probably right. When that same scientist says something is impossible, he is most probably wrong.”
I hate those methane hard-ons. Just one person lights a match...