tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post3735789694961417591..comments2023-10-20T21:46:49.945+08:00Comments on Philippine Commentary: How Many Relatives Do You Have at the Fourth Civil Degree of Consanguinity or Affinity?Deany Bocobohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-73933695274401258262008-02-19T19:57:00.000+08:002008-02-19T19:57:00.000+08:00Some are better than others. But it's amazing how ...Some are better than others. But it's amazing how blind these guys can get, even when they are actually doing a good job or trying to. I have so much hope for the Senate among our institutions, even if the Senators often make me wonder why I do.Deany Bocobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443168826029321831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14974164.post-88760795584436777072008-02-19T17:14:00.000+08:002008-02-19T17:14:00.000+08:00Methane is lighter than air since it is less dense...Methane is lighter than air since it is less dense.<BR/><BR/>The fact I learned from my Chemistry 31 course (Organic Chem) is that CH4 is explosive only at a narrow range of 5-15% mixture with air and that the Glorietta mall wasn't completely airtight is gives plausibility to the hypothesis that the mall basement experienced a methane gas explosion.<BR/><BR/>If the basement was airtight,then the possibility of an explosion is small but the possibility of asphyxiation is high. Methane is an odourless and colourless gas that can displace oxygen. Note that the asphixation concentrations (> 19%) are higher than the explosion concentrations.<BR/><BR/>The Honourable Senators (and by extension most of the national civic and religious leadership) are prime examples of the lack of science literacy in this country.Ben Vallejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.com