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  3. From: jimf@centerline.com (Jim Frost)
  4. Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.energy,rec.autos
  5. Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
  6. Date: 23 Dec 1992 14:20:59 GMT
  7. Organization: CenterLine Software, Inc.
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  9. Message-ID: <1h9skbINN5fk@armory.centerline.com>
  10. References: <1992Dec19.192819.1816@adobe.com> <1992Dec21.193621.12001@microware.com> <78564@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM> <1992Dec22.214616.27043@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
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  13. bbarkey@lark.utah.edu (Brian Barkey) writes:
  14. >>It doesn't matter what form the flywheel takes after disintegration.
  15. >>It could even turn into a gas or sub-atomic particles.  What causes the
  16. >>BOOM is all of that kinetic energy being turned into heat.
  17. >>
  18. >    And gasoline isn't explosive? 
  19.  
  20. Not inherently.  It needs oxygen.
  21.  
  22. jim frost
  23. jimf@centerline.com
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