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		jojobas on Jan 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Helium is essential but nonrenewable and difficult... Where is safety not a concern? Apart from the obvious risk of blowing up, every structural material has to be reviewed for hydrogen embrittlement. Call me a coward but I would not work near a substantial quantity of 800K hydrogen either.

thsksbd on Jan 22, 2024 [–]

I was taking a jab at people who, a few days ago, were arguing that H2 is just as safe or safer than gasoline.

I'm scared of gasoline, and petrified of H2. But our project needs H2

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