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by esjeon 1035 days ago
A catch is that hydrogen does become much safer in high-pressure tanks, because, when such tanks are breached, hydrogen escapes so fast that it can't react with oxygen fast enough to burst into flame. To prove this, Toyota literally shot their hydrogen tank with .50 cal[1].

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVeagFmmwA0