tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post6944462393124223220..comments2024-03-03T21:52:36.774-06:00Comments on A trainwreck in Maxwell: Hydrogen floats, tooKurtPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12205267944616413162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-30183790974894237102012-05-07T17:04:06.640-05:002012-05-07T17:04:06.640-05:00CH4 = 4H + 1 C(12) == 16.
Air - 78% N2, ~20% O2.
...CH4 = 4H + 1 C(12) == 16.<br /><br />Air - 78% N2, ~20% O2.<br /><br />If it floats, not by much...<br /><br />A buddy of mine likes to fill 30 gallon garbage bags with oxyacetylene mix, and detonate them with a cannon fuse - they don't float, but they DO go BOOM. They also can blow back in your face, if you are not real careful.Chuck Kueckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16105077930739459751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781672.post-81497414544332794802012-05-07T16:38:46.340-05:002012-05-07T16:38:46.340-05:00Years ago, I had a friend that would make balloons...Years ago, I had a friend that would make balloons from the plastic bags that came from the cleaners. He'd wait for a real still night, fill them with natural gas, place a candle on a small platform under the balloon and let it fly. <br /><br />I never saw one, but he told me they would usually get at least one trip by the police to the neighborhood.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.com