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Wednesday, 3 October 2012

Don’t try this at home.

I always wondered why my daughter went to this university.

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  1. "this is liquified gas.. " FFS?

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  2. Yes - just like you'll find in a Calor Gas cylinder. Cool most gases down far enough and they will turn into a liquid, some (like the evil CO2) will freeze solid.

    Nitrogen becomes liquid at minus 196 degrees Centigrade hence the need to keep it in a Thermos flask.


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  3. Maybe they should have used the term "Liquid Nitrogen". However the term "Liquified natural gas" is in common usage world wide in the transport industry.

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  4. Then you have our dear friends across the pond, who pour large quantities of "Gas" (a liquid) into their automobile fuel tanks...

    A (slightly) related story - Butane (Blue & Camping Gaz bottles) liquefies at around freezing point. That's why you can't use them in low temperatures. I found this handy when the seal on a cartridge style Gaz cooker started leaking. I put the whole thing in the deep freeze for 30 minutes, then was able to dismantle it and replace the seal without loosing any gas...

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    1. microdave: ""Gas" (a liquid)"

      'Gas' in this case is, I think, an abbreviation of gasoline.

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