Comments by "deezel_fairy" (@deezelfairy) on "One Simple Mistake Blew Up a Neighbourhood | Plainly Difficult" video.

  1. This had me curious as well - low pressure seems a very inefficient way to 'transport' the gas on a distribution level - you're going to need much larger mains to transport the same volume. The lack of redundancy for pressure regulation is also baffling. Here in the UK it's high(ish) pressure mains with every meter having an internal pressure regulator - at least if a regulator fails it only affects one property!
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  2. ​ @RT-qd8yl This is a valid point, a big leak into a confined space is far safer than a small leak - fuel gases such as natural gas and propane have quite narrow flammability ranges (5-15% for natural gas).
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