On 18/05/2021 10:28, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/05/2021 10:11, Robin wrote:
On 18/05/2021 10:01, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 18/05/2021 09:54, Pancho wrote:
On 18/05/2021 09:42, Tim+ wrote:
Tricky Dicky wrote:
On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 9:31:34 AM UTC+1, Tim+ wrote:
In the light of plans to stop new gas or oil boilers being fitted
after
2025 how many folk are considering buying a €śspare€ť boiler? ;-)
I must admit the thought has crossed my mind€¦
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-57149059.
Im assuming that only professional installs can be banned.
Tim
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Please don't feed the trolls
Boilers that can be converted to using hydrogen are to be exempt.
Like theres ever gonna be a domestic hydrogen supply€¦
Seriously, if we *do* go down the route of manufacturing hydrogen Im
pretty sure itll be reserved for uses where rapid refuelling is
required,
not squandered on domestic heating.
Rapid/load balancing can be handled by other means. Long term
storage for winter is the real problem in the UK. Hydrogen can be
stored.
Not nearly as safely as plutonium
But TBF harder to weaponise.
No, MUCH much easier.
A thin walled tank of hydrogen driven into a town centre with a
detonator strapped to the outside... any rag head can do that.
Indeed. But I don't see how that's going to give much of a blast. As I
am sure you recognise, hydrogen per se cannot explode. That requires a
mixture of hydrogen and an oxydiser. So they'd need to drive into a
relatiovely contained space (e.g. a bus sttaion), vent the hydrogen, and
then ignite it when it has reach the right concentration. Possible but
not easy.
Making a nuclear weapon is a very very skilled exercise in precision
mechanics.
You need to machine the elements to fit exactly without being able to
put them together first, and then design an explosive detonator to slam
them all together at exactly the same time
I know the basics of atom bomb making. But a plutonium RDD avoids all
that. Use it above a major city centre. Then sit back to watch to the
panic over hours & days, the economic impact over months and years, and
the health impact over decades.
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Robin
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