Oxygen

24.6.2005 21:26 | Přečteno: 933× | humor | poslední úprava: 17.8.2005 07:48

Oxygen is a very toxic gas and an extreme fire hazard. It is fatal in concentrations of as little as 0.000001 p.p.m. Humans exposed to the oxygen concentrations die within a few minutes. Symptoms resemble very much those of cyanide poisoning (blue face, etc.). In higher concentrations, e.g. 20%, the toxic effect is somewhat delayed and it takes about 2.5 billion inhalations before death takes place. The reason for the delay is the difference in the mechanism of the toxic effect of oxygen in 20% concentration. It apparently contributes to a complex process called aging, of which very little is known, except that it is always fatal.

However, the main disadvantage of the 20% oxygen concentration is in the fact it is habit forming. The first inhalation (occurring at birth) is sufficient to make oxygen addiction permanent. After that, any considerable decrease in the daily oxygen doses results in death with symptoms resembling those of cyanide poisoning.

Oxygen is an extreme fire hazard. All of the fires that were reported in the continental U.S. for the period of the past 25 years were found to be due to the presence of this gas in the atmosphere surrounding the buildings in question.

Oxygen is especially dangerous because it is odorless, colorless and tasteless, so that its presence can not be readily detected until it is too late.

    -- Chemical & Engineering News February 6, 1956        

Komentáře

[Heron]

[Spike]

Nic nového pod s/Sluncem. :) Co naplat, reakce se sloučeninami kyslíku jsou neuvěřitelně energeticky výhodné...

[hajma]

http://www.dhmo.org/

třeba: ... A former U.S. Food and Drug Administration employee and a specialist in the feeding of dairy cattle, Dr. Donna Maria Waltz, warns that regulation of DHMO in the dairy industry is lacking. According to Waltz, it is the single most commonly used chemical in the production of milk. Cows are encouraged to ingest large quantities of DHMO, with studies showing that this practice can lead to increased milk production. The side effects of this practice have not been well studied.

Economic pressures play a major role in the widespread use of DHMO in the dairy industry. In fact, in some areas, it is subsidized by the U.S. government. As a result, claims Waltz, DHMO is the single largest contaminant of milk. Governmental regulations cover the addition of DHMO to the milk once it leaves the cow, but do not cover levels of ingested DHMO.

Further, Waltz says, DHMO is used without an approved new animal drug application in treatments to disinfect cow udders and teats, to cure hoof problems, to alleviate the impact of bovine diarrhea, and both internally and topically to treat heat stress.

Purchasing DHMO-free milk is a good alternative for those who are worried about the lack of DHMO regulations in the dairy industry, suggests Waltz. Most grocery stores and pharmacies carry a number of DHMO-free milk products. ...

[Mikos]

To mi připomíná podobný vtipný článek pojednávající o nebezpečnosti chleba

A také to připomíná stupidní články různých odpůrců legalizace/dekriminalizace konopí nebo zaslepených ekoteroristů jako jsou Greenpiss