Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:05:01 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.wjv.com> To: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> Cc: David Drum <david@mu.org>, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Off Topic - was Re: Redundancy... Message-ID: <20010221110500.D80831@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10102202129500.8600-100000@misery.sdf.com>; from tom@sdf.com on Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 09:40:01PM -0800 References: <20010220153328.A76130@elvis.mu.org> <Pine.BSF.4.05.10102202129500.8600-100000@misery.sdf.com>
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On Tue, Feb 20, 2001 at 09:40:01PM -0800, Tom Samplonius thus spoke: > On Tue, 20 Feb 2001, David Drum wrote: > > Quoth Jim Sander: > > > Some areas will prohibit you from storing liquid fuel on > > > premisis. .... > > I would like to second Jim's comment about the danger of > > compressed gas tanks. Storing compressed, flammable gas > > cylinders indoors is equally dangerous/illegal to liquid > > fuels. While hydrogen will disperse if not enclosed, other > > gases (propane) will pool at the point of lowest elevation, > > guaranteeing an eventual concentration sufficient to sustain > > combustion if ignited (boom). > I certainly disagree with Jim: there are no conditions under > which diesel is not safer than any compressed gas or liquified > gas (natural gas, propane, hydrogen). Has the world forgotten the > lesson of the Hindenberg already? Off-topic here - but discussion in the past couple of years indicates the destructive fire on the Hindenberg may have the ferrociousness of the fire placed more on the 'paint' covering the fabric made of aluminum particles and other ingredients - which I've forgotten at the moment [damn cold medicince] - and are ingredients used in rocket fuels. -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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