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prb@access.digex.com (Pat) writes:

>Is it possible instead of using Buckminsterfullerene to contain an 
>antiproton to use tetrane (C4H4 )  or cubane (C8H8)?  given the lower
>dalton numbers,  the enerfy density would be real high.  also
>given that these molecules are less stable,  it should be easier
>to liberate the energy when needed.
 
Far too easy, I'm thinking.  All these ideas for chemically-caged
antimatter amount to nuclear _primary_ explosives.  If we ever
get to where we can make this in bulk I expect it would be too
hazardous to use as a high-energy-density material, even in a
bomb!  Very _very_ dilute, it might be useful in the laborato
or as `bottled muons' for catalyzed fusion.

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