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Gasoline or even hydrogen has to mix with air to release its energy. Compressed air is the equivalent of high explosive. SCUBA tanks are far more tightly regulated than aircraft parts. They say that carbon tanks don't turn into shapnel, they "just split." OK, so then the car turns into shrapnel, and you hope there is not another air car nearby. I'd hate to see traffic jams go off like fuses and detonate the parking lots.
An actual test of the Air car revealed that the range was 39 km, not 200. The air-powered locomotives used existing steam technology, which had to be regulated for safety, and had very short range. The great insurance companies got their start by inspecting the boilers of their policyholders.
Last edited by Bicycle Bob; 04-25-2009 at 01:33 AM..
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