Liquid Hydrogen Ignition
Ignition of hydrogen is benign, unless explosive ratios are used. Film shows no detonation like behavior typical of explosives. Listen to the conclusions - [1]. Liquid hydrogen does not detonate (unless ignited by explosives, ie, bombed).
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- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Hydrogen Safety Videos" Titled "Experimental Investigation of Liquid Hydrogen Hazards, 1960, Film Number 1" ( ~13 Minute Watch )
- "Under the Sponsorship of The USAF Air Research and Development Command" (May be of use for digging for more information etc)
- A Video by the YouTube Channel "Hydrogen Safety Videos" Titled "Experimental Investigation of Liquid Hydrogen Hazards, 1960, Film Number 2" ( ~11 Minute Watch )
- A Video by the YouTube Channel Tech Ingredients Titled "Shaking Buildings Over a Mile Away!" ( ~ 36:00 Minute Watch )
- Does tests of igniting balloons filled with various gas mixtures (or rather rupturing them with flame, what happens next depends...) akin to Video #2