Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Clive Arthur Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: OT: Kids got an E-scooter? Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:35:03 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: clive@nowaytoday.co.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:35:04 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d759364d6182e710f861388e8e4a2512"; logging-data="2316273"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+XWy5c+YE978B4fEDTiBczusDN8vC+j9s=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:LPQ7yZAFlN5WEfOZ7ikgd2o6gW0= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB Bytes: 1722 On 25/06/2024 23:03, Phil Hobbs wrote: > Seems like the problem is that the fuel and oxidizer are stored way too > close together. > > If only we could separate them—hey, maybe we could save weight and be safer > by using air as oxidizer, and even more by not carrying the oxidized fuel > around! > > What an amazing advance that would be! > > Cheers > > Phil Hobbs But the vehicle would get progressively heavier as the reaction products built up. I mean, surely no-one would simply dump them to atmosphere? -- Cheers Clive