Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I love tacos. Even make my own tortillas. But too much going on.

Hominy hominy hominy


Masa

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Hominy hominy hominy


Masa

Yes, it is made with corn.

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by soundman98

I'm more of a supporter of CNG then hydrogen. Easier to get, easier to store, still get engine noise, and it won't leak through the tank walls like hydrogen. But same explosion risk.

The explosions would make accidents much more interesting to see or drive past. No more boring run of the mill accidents where you see 2 slightly dented cars pulled over while their owners give a report to the cops. Now the cars would be completely destroyed, news and medical helicopters everywhere, dead/melted bodies all over the sidewalk from people that were too close, etc. It'd basically be a mini Hiroshima.

[spike021]

Flying home tomorrow, Sunday JST. And go back to the past by landing in LA for my stopover around noon Sunday.

Been a whirlwind 3 week trip to Japan. Ready to come home, though.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

The main thing that worries me about hydrogen powered cars is the last prototype I saw used 2 big ass hydrogen tanks that ran the entire length of the car and stored the hydrogen under extremely high pressure. If you crash then you're pretty much completely fucked since the hydrogen tanks will probably burst/catch fire/explode. Maybe I have been all along?

Oh the humanity!

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

...which is why we need jet packs.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=tpEkN1NdjKU[/ame]

There you go, and yes, its a real thing. I want one now.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

The main thing that worries me about hydrogen powered cars is the last prototype I saw used 2 big ass hydrogen tanks that ran the entire length of the car and stored the hydrogen under extremely high pressure. If you crash then you're pretty much completely fucked since the hydrogen tanks will probably burst/catch fire/explode. Maybe I have been all along?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mirai

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Burning the simplest hydrocarbon is still burning it. If we're going to do the exercise, do it the right way.

I agree it's not completely clean, but I'm not of the opinion that we need to reach perfection immediately. I feel it's better to work up to it. Compressed-anything has a lot of challenges, it would be better to overcome those challenges in a shape we already have data for instead of resorting to a blank canvas simply because the improvements aren't dramatic enough

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

The explosions would make accidents much more interesting to see or drive past. No more boring run of the mill accidents where you see 2 slightly dented cars pulled over while their owners give a report to the cops. Now the cars would be completely destroyed, news and medical helicopters everywhere, dead/melted bodies all over the sidewalk from people that were too close, etc. It'd basically be a mini Hiroshima.

Not unless there was a direct strike on the tanks. There's ways to insulate the tanks somewhat in an accident, not perfect of course, but we're not talking pinto explosions at minor taps.

Imo, it's not much different than the failure modes of lithium batteries. It took a few tries for them to understand that they needed a big tough skidplate to keep road debris from coming up and barbequing the occupants.

There's not a form of energy so far that doesn't have some form of risk. While lithium or hydrogen are less polluting, they aren't any less explosive in a wreck

[Spuds]

Originally Posted by Face_Plant

The explosions would make accidents much more interesting to see or drive past. No more boring run of the mill accidents where you see 2 slightly dented cars pulled over while their owners give a report to the cops. Now the cars would be completely destroyed, news and medical helicopters everywhere, dead/melted bodies all over the sidewalk from people that were too close, etc. It'd basically be a mini Hiroshima.

Excellent! If an accident causes certain death, maybe people would pay more attention. Or die. Either is fine with me.

[Face_Plant]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mirai

That looks a little safer. It's been a while since I've looked at prototypes.

Originally Posted by Spuds

Excellent! If an accident causes certain death, maybe people would pay more attention. Or die. Either is fine with me.

There's no way in hell people would pay more attention. They're to concerned with what's going on with instantgram or whatever to care about the safety of themselves or other people. The other day I was in a traffic jam and everywhere I looked people were playing with their phones. It was absolutely disgusting...

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Be sure to air the house out real well (no cover up sprays).

I had tacos last night. I hope it airs out in time. Smells like a hydrogen car blewup in here.

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I had tacos last night. I hope it airs out in time. Smells like a hydrogen car blewup in here.

So... odorless?

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

So... odorless?

Ok, sulfer bomb.