Re: Congress Passes H-Prize

On Sat, 2006-05-13 at 23:46 -0400, Donald Qualls wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:

> Yep, that's the big one.  If a crude oil pipeline cracks and leaks, you 
> have a mess.  If a natural gas pipeline cracks and leaks, you have a 
> major problem (just happened a few days ago, Nigeria, IIRC, killed 
> several hundred people).  A hydrogen pipeline will be at least as bad as 
> natural gas, and much more likely to break in the first place.
> 

um, natural gas is heavier than air, and pools in the low spots, that's
what makes it so dangerous when it leaks. Hydrogen simply floats away,
even in enclosed spaces, it sticks around for less time thanks to the
small molecule size "leaking" out of the container. 

The rest of the points seem valid to me, in my limited knowledge, but
this one stuck out. Am I missing something? 

-- 
Jim Richardson <[email protected]>
Erisian Claw