Re: [APML] OT-Hydrogen gas

[astropix@att.net]

 Actually, Dr. Dale...

     Because of the hazards involved, Hydrogen is now more expensive to process 
and handle than Helium... Federal Regulations. In the days of the Hindenburg, 
Helium was almost exclusive to the US... and we weren't selling to the Germans. 
Sorry, I can't give you cost per cubic foot... shouldn't be too hard to find.

 Best...

 Geoff


> Since a lot of people use Hydrogen for hypering I am hoping someone can tell
> me about how much it costs per cubic foot.
> Hammacher-Schlemmer has a radio controlled blimp that takes 9 cubic feet of
> Helium for which they charge $40 per fillup. I am betting Hydrogen is less.
> Of course I would have to avoid walking around in socks on the carpet and
> then touching the blimp. Or I could paint little swastikas on it and have
> some real fun.. once.
> Dale
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