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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•1 year agoVery cool. Do we know what the fluid is? Does it pose any health risks if it somehow leaks into the groundwater?
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink8•1 year agoThe article claims it’s 2.5x as dense as water, which according to this density chart is probably bromine.
minus-squareroguetricklinkfedilink5•edit-21 year agoI actually bet it’s just very very fine stonedust and water in suspension.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Demigodlinkfedilink2•1 year agoI’m not sure which would be worse for the machinery
minus-squareroguetricklinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoSupposedly it’s exactly that, but stabilized by a polymer to keep it in suspension for up to 60 days without mixing. https://online.flippingbook.com/view/1025707592/10/#zoom=true Edit: I’ve concluded it’s likely calcium carbonate.
minus-squareBernie EcclestonedOPlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year ago Our innovative fluid R-19 is environmentally benign and has been engineered to be non-reactive and non-corrosive. https://www.rheenergise.com/
minus-squareroguetricklinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoThey’re saying it’s minerals and a polymer. In that case even a leak into groundwater would just be leaking groundwater. (Depending on what the polymer is)
Very cool. Do we know what the fluid is? Does it pose any health risks if it somehow leaks into the groundwater?
It’s just good ol’ fashioned mercury.
The article claims it’s 2.5x as dense as water, which according to this density chart is probably bromine.
I actually bet it’s just very very fine stonedust and water in suspension.
I’m not sure which would be worse for the machinery
Supposedly it’s exactly that, but stabilized by a polymer to keep it in suspension for up to 60 days without mixing. https://online.flippingbook.com/view/1025707592/10/#zoom=true
Edit: I’ve concluded it’s likely calcium carbonate.
rotor blades are going to love this
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https://www.rheenergise.com/
They’re saying it’s minerals and a polymer. In that case even a leak into groundwater would just be leaking groundwater. (Depending on what the polymer is)
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