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Old 10-13-2005, 11:13 AM   #5
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Hi guys,

After reading about what you guys wrote, it got me thinking. What about good old hygrogen. Wouldn't that decrease the weight of the tires like what it does to hydrogen-filled balloons? Hmm....
Hi,

Aside from the safety issue as hinted in the Hindenburg remark, you'd also have a very tough time keeping the tires inflated. Hydrogen is the smallest atom and smallest molecule. It would seep through the spaces between the molecules of the Tire Rubber and past the rim and probably the valve stem as well. You'd have to refill your tires every couple miles. Not a very good choice for the job at hand. Also, point of information - it doesn't make the Tires lighter, it simply makes them more bouyant...

Happy Motoring!...Jim'99
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