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ProfessorGAC

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52. My Specialty, Educationally...
Sun Jun 27, 2021, 12:39 PM
Jun 2021

Physical organic chemistry. Worked in the that field for 43 years, too.
I spent the last 19 years of my career working at the industrial scale doing troubleshooting & optimization. (Plus, a couple of industry shifting changes)
Because of that and R&D, I know those companies that make consumer products, I&I products and the like. Then I know the suppliers that make various alcohols. So, I got pretty tuned into safety & hygiene.
Alcohols are far less hazardous than gasoline. Much higher flash points, much higher threshold values for vapor exposure. I don't keep gas cans in the garage. But, I'm ok with 99% isopropanol in my bathroom. If that helps ameliorate your concerns.

BTW:I still know way more details about what's in various consumer goods than most anybody would want to know! Just got stuck in the recesses.

As to your question, I think NIH collects that kind of data.

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As opposed to vehicles with 20 gallons of gas underneath them? Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #1
Gas tanks don't spontaneously combust when crushed or punctured like lithium ion batteries Klaralven Jun 2021 #3
Please. marble falls Jun 2021 #6
April 2020 Fire Report: How & Why Do Lithium-Ion Batteries Fail Klaralven Jun 2021 #10
Horses and buggies don't burn or explode in any scenario. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2021 #7
Replace 240 million light vehicles with horses? Horse emissions would be an environmental nightmare. Klaralven Jun 2021 #17
The wheel: the source of all our problems. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #20
Uhhh yes they do. If there is any spark near them they do. CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #40
That's not spontaneous. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #43
What isn't spontaneous? CrackityJones75 Jun 2021 #47
You do know gasoline burns too?? Nt USALiberal Jun 2021 #2
Lithium and moisture virtually explodes 5X Jun 2021 #5
How do these cars do in a driving rainstorm then? Treefrog Jun 2021 #9
With the batteries not damaged, the lack or presence of rain doesn't matter. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #12
So what if you're in a crash in a rainstorm? Treefrog Jun 2021 #30
If the batteries are damaged, then there can be trouble. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #41
Not well when crushed under 16 floors of concrete condo Klaralven Jun 2021 #13
Not Accurate ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #45
I am wrong about the moisture and ev batteries but, 5X Jun 2021 #61
Everytime it rains, or even splashes a puddle, an enviromentalist gets his wings. marble falls Jun 2021 #4
Gasser jcboss Jun 2021 #8
I wonder how many UL, ANSI, ISO, ASME, API, ASTM, and NFPA consensus standards there are mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #14
Exactly right. When was the last time a tanker blew up a service station? I watch from my deck ... marble falls Jun 2021 #15
Do they still have that chain that drags along the pavement below the tank? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #19
I'll have to get my field glasses out! What I like the best about the tankers are they have ... marble falls Jun 2021 #22
There's a vehicle that's begging to be turned into a low rider. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #23
I kinda like the image of that big red oval jumping up and down. marble falls Jun 2021 #25
I spoke too soon. Okay, the tanker doesn't have hyrdraulics, but it is pretty tricked out. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #28
These guys teach master classes ... marble falls Jun 2021 #33
This is what I had in mind, except with a tank truck. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #35
But the trailers gotta hop, too! marble falls Jun 2021 #42
That's what I mean: the tank part. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #44
Not Likely ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #46
Gasoline is the most dangerous substance to the public and isnt controlled. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #24
It's Available ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #48
You're probably right. I should think about it some more. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #49
My Specialty, Educationally... ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #52
Yearly about 3700 deaths by fire, 3400 by drowning. Klaralven Jun 2021 #51
I Was Talking About More Than Fire ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #55
so... we should stick with ICE engines then? Takket Jun 2021 #11
Florida parking garage collapse kills 2; 1 still missing Klaralven Jun 2021 #16
Building inspection in Florida may go under a MSM microscope. nt oasis Jun 2021 #31
So there's one, nine years ago ..... dumbcat Jun 2021 #37
Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Safety Training for Emergency Responders mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2021 #18
No where have I said anything about getting rid of electric vehicles 5X Jun 2021 #21
It is certainly one possibility among many. tinrobot Jun 2021 #34
Rising sea levels from burning gasoline helped rot out the building's foundation NickB79 Jun 2021 #26
Lets ignore physics at our own peril. 5X Jun 2021 #27
Or we can ignore cost/benefit analysis NickB79 Jun 2021 #29
The fact that the building collapsed is the bigger problem here. tinrobot Jun 2021 #32
EVs are as safe or safer than ICEs Johnny2X2X Jun 2021 #36
Did I say otherwise? 5X Jun 2021 #38
Nice Dodge. Voltaire2 Jun 2021 #50
I don't have to fucking dodge anything. 5X Jun 2021 #54
Please, you implied the hell out of it obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #58
Tell me where. 5X Jun 2021 #59
Transparent nonsense is transparent. Voltaire2 Jun 2021 #60
And you know there were EVs in the garage relayerbob Jun 2021 #39
Good then to have excellent and stringent building codes. David__77 Jun 2021 #53
Ummm... wouldn't the complete collapse of the garage already have ruined one's day? kysrsoze Jun 2021 #56
Reading is fundamental. 5X Jun 2021 #57
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