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hunter

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1. The oil tankers may be worse.

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 08:07 PM

Yesterday

Oil spills are difficult to clean up.

LNG is not likely to mix well enough with air to to detonate.

It could make some wicked fireballs.

Here are some experiments they did in France.

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Thank God. The LNG tankers are staying out of the Strait of Hormuz. [View all] roamer65 Yesterday OP

The oil tankers may be worse. hunter Yesterday #1

Oil burns. LNG explodes it's high energy and pressurized. Melon Yesterday #2