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points by adrianN 1 day ago | 0 comments

A tank of diesel and a generator are a kind of battery that you have to worry about very little.

[–] marcosdumay 13 hours ago

Are you seriously claiming that fuel depots bring no dire risks? Really?

[–] kasabali 11 hours ago

Diesel is damn hard to set on fire

[–] otherme123 1 day ago

They are kind of difficult to recharge using solar panels. They also smell bad and are noisy.

[–] adrianN 23 hours ago

Of course, but that was not the point. Evidently there are ways to store energy that are quite safe, so you can't conclude that all forms of storage are inherently unsafe.

[–] qwytw 14 hours ago

Well diesel can catch fire in certain circumstances and can do a huge amount of damage when it does. I'm not sure it's that much safer than some types of batteries...