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pictureofabear
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Solar energy storage breakthrough could make house...
You can also turn it into a bomb. That would be neat.
0cf8612b2e1e
on Nov 5, 2023
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As opposed to gasoline, hydrogen, or methane?
AtlasBarfed
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methane/hydrogen/kinda gasoline at least combust into relatively benign substances, what happens when ammonia burns?
actionfromafar
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The larger problem is when it
doesn’t
burn. Ammonia is nasty.
euroderf
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Nitrogen compounds, plus a bit of leftover ammonia. All in need of cleaning up.
pictureofabear
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Yes, those are quite flammable too.
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on Nov 6, 2023
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They’re also all inflammable
red-iron-pine
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paper is flammable. highly refined flour is flammable.
gas is
combustible
aka it explodes.
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