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		saalweachter 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Mirai has experienced ra... What if you just, like, put the hydrogen in a big balloon?

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westmeal 5 days ago [–]

Dude so like, one time some guy did that and like the entire thing just blew up bro. Seriously knockered.

WalterBright 5 days ago | [–]

Hydrogen airships are unfairly demonized. Airplanes burn and blow up, too - we've just learned over time how to minimize that risk.

The main problem with an airship is they are vulnerable to weather.

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