5 May
2005
5 May
'05
3:40 p.m.
>>>> "Brad" == Brad Parker
<brad at heeltoe.com> writes:
Brad> "Eric Smith" wrote:
> Brad wrote:
>> If you inhale a gas which is heavier than air, what happens?
> Dwight wrote:
>> You sink?
Brad> lol.
Brad> I'm not disputing what anyone is saying, but why did the backup
Brad> operator hit the floor in about 5 paces? The room was full of
Brad> refrigerant (freon?) which had leaked from the a/c unit (a big
Brad> huge box unit with a chiller on the roof).
Brad> I assumed it was because the refrigerant displaced all the air
Brad> in his lungs. He passed out *very* quickly - like a few paces
Brad> from the door.
Different scenario. Halon fire suppression systems are designed to
put only a few percent of halon into the room, not enough to "displace
oxygen". The case you mentioned was an uncontrolled discharge,
presumably a much larger amount.
paul