Considering that many rural homes have large above ground propane tanks that store a sizable fraction of that energy in the backyard, I don't see a problem. A 350 gallon propane tank is storing about 32,200,000Btu. That is 33,972,799,980J or roughly a quarter of the speculative 144 day capacitor backup.
That tank is also equivalant to a bit over 8 tons of TNT to continue the sensationalist stats. Good god, they let just about anyone have these things! I used to play on one as a child and bang it with sticks and tools because it made a cool sound! [sarcasm]Where the hell is Homeland Security! We must eliminate this terror threat from our counties![/sarcasm]
1 ton of TNT = 4.185x10^9 Joules 1 gallon of Propane = 92,000 Btu 92,000 Btu = 97,065,142.8 Joules
Slashdot Mirror
Ok, practice what you preach. Here is your cyanide pill, get started.
Considering that many rural homes have large above ground propane tanks that store a sizable fraction of that energy in the backyard, I don't see a problem. A 350 gallon propane tank is storing about 32,200,000Btu. That is 33,972,799,980J or roughly a quarter of the speculative 144 day capacitor backup.
That tank is also equivalant to a bit over 8 tons of TNT to continue the sensationalist stats. Good god, they let just about anyone have these things! I used to play on one as a child and bang it with sticks and tools because it made a cool sound! [sarcasm]Where the hell is Homeland Security! We must eliminate this terror threat from our counties![/sarcasm]
1 ton of TNT = 4.185x10^9 Joules
1 gallon of Propane = 92,000 Btu
92,000 Btu = 97,065,142.8 Joules
Just the few morons that we aren't allowed to shoot since joining your union.