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Mysterious Balloon Explosion at Armenian Political Rally
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Helium is rare and expensive, probably more so, there. Hydrogen, any doof could generate by a number of methods.
Oh, the humanity!
Oh, the humanity!
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It was most likely hydrogen.
I've done acetylene in a balloon before. Very vigorous reaction upon application of flame.
I've done acetylene in a balloon before. Very vigorous reaction upon application of flame.
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Looks like the anti-Hydrogen trolls are out in force on this one..well, it wasn't too hard to scratch that skin and see who's paying the bills.
This is sort of like Edison killing an elephant with A/C current to preserve his inferior DC monopoly, only on a far, far more horrible scale.
Poor Topsy, sacrificed for "business reasons" ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBU3aYsf…
This is sort of like Edison killing an elephant with A/C current to preserve his inferior DC monopoly, only on a far, far more horrible scale.
Poor Topsy, sacrificed for "business reasons" ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkBU3aYsf…
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Doesn't anyone remember the carnage that resulted among the cast of "The Love Boat" when some weird foreign balloon blew up in a cab they were riding in or something?
That's the problem with young people these days: they don't know their history.
That's the problem with young people these days: they don't know their history.
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When the US apologizes for the ethnic genocide of indigenous Americans then I'll expect Turkey to own up to its own bullshit.
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Welding gas. We filled a surplus weather ballon with the stuff at a party once, and nailed it with a highway safety flare. Blew one fella into the wall of a shed.
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Myth: Hindenburg Fire
Careful investigation of the Hindenburg disaster verified the opinion of the engineers on the Hindenburg and proved that it was the flammable aluminum powder filled paint varnish that coated the infamous airship, not the hydrogen that started the fateful fire.
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As eyewitnesses noted, the hydrogen fire started considerably after the Hindenburg’s surface skin started to burn and was over in less than one minute. The diesel fuel and other heavier-than-air components of the Hindenburg continued to burn many hours on the ground.
http://www.americanhydrogenassociation.o…
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OKC shuts out the Mavs!!
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Spins straw Sonics team into gold!
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Hey, that friend of yours is Ned Jamgochian! I remember him from way back in the day. What the hell ever happened to that guy?
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@4 Acetylene isn't really light enough to make a balloon go up. It has almost the same weight as air.
@9 The only other welding gas I know about, MAPP gas, is even heavier. Did your balloon float?
This was undoubtedly someone selling hydrogen labelled as helium. It was probably an intentional commercial fraud, although it could have also been stupidity. I actually had a junior high science teacher who thought he was teaching us to "make helium" with steel wool and vinegar. Luckily, we all survived.
@9 The only other welding gas I know about, MAPP gas, is even heavier. Did your balloon float?
This was undoubtedly someone selling hydrogen labelled as helium. It was probably an intentional commercial fraud, although it could have also been stupidity. I actually had a junior high science teacher who thought he was teaching us to "make helium" with steel wool and vinegar. Luckily, we all survived.
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Norway's Zero team crosses Europe in hydrogen cars without a backup
It's not quite a trip around the world, but a trek that Norway's Zero team recently undertook in a pair of hydrogen-fueled cars is certainly an impressive enough feat in its own right. Late last month, they drove two Hyundai Ix35 FCEVs from Oslo to Monte Carlo (admittedly one of the easier ways to technically "cross Europe"), relying solely on the existing hydrogen refueling infrastructure -- that's as opposed to other trips that brought along fuel trucks as backup.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/06/norwa…
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lol Supreme, Hydrogen is explosively flammable and that's just a fact. It might not burn for *long* but the short period in which it does burn is very severe. If you don't believe me you can just Google "how to make hydrogen" collect some in a balloon or several and put a match to em.
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