Re: ATM The Wide-field Pool experiment

[Dominic-Luc Webb molmed <Dominic.Luc-Webb@molmed.ki.se>]

On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Chuck Hards wrote:

> 
> I have been taken to task by several of you for being able to breathe
> underwater using a 3 or 4-ft. "snorkel".  I did do this as a kid, and
> yes, it was difficult, but I could do it for a while...maybe my altitude

And possibly very deadly from the bottom of a pool. Please do not 
play with this. The CO2 builds up quickly and will not be evacuated 
from such a short tube. You won't sense anything either. I have 
used CO2 many times to kill lab animals and I can promise they just 
fall to sleep immediately, sensing absolutely nothing, and then 
they are dead. Short snorkels are ok, but make sure they stay 
that way...


Cheers,



Dominic

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