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That is not a very good idea. First you would need a pressurized tank. Next every time you fueled up you'd have to don protective gear, goggles for your eyes and heavy rubber gloves.

Anhydrous is without water and seeks it. I worked in the fertilizer business for twenty years. I've seen farmers lose their eyesight from a burst hose and observed some pretty severe burns from it.

It does do a pretty nice job of shrinking a dollar bill by drawing all the moisture out of it. While it definitely is illegal to modify/deface currency this way it's something guys who pumped ammonia did to amuse themselves ;<).



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