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[-] IHeartBadCode@kbin.social 14 points 9 months ago

Man. When we get one of these to Titan, it's going to be wild. Flying through the methane air there and snapping shots of liquid hydrocarbon lakes.

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The risks of a spark firing it all up... I'd like to see that!

Edit: a commenter asked if o2 was needed. Good question. Does anybody know?

[-] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 5 points 9 months ago

Yes, you need O2 for combustion:

CH4 (Methane) + O2 -> H2O + CO2 + heat

[-] elbarto777@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago
[-] lordnikon@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

wouldn't you need O2 for there to be a risk of fire and explosion?

[-] Vex_Detrause@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago

Maybe the helicopter blades would sound like a low 'woob, woob, woob' in methane.

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