Re:Millimeter wave technology drills 100 meters into granite
by superxpro12 on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @11:15AM
(#48661244)
Anytime i see fluoride, im immediately concerned about anything in its immediate surroundings...
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Millimeter wave technology drills 100 meters into granite
by pfdietz on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @12:23PM
(#48662193)
Some fluorine compounds are quite stable. SF6 has two downsides: its GWP from very great stability in the atmosphere (it needs to rise into the mesosphere to be decomposed, not just the stratosphere, giving it an atmospheric lifetime of as much as 3000 years) and toxic compounds produced when it finally is broken down by energetic processes like arc discharges.