YOur body is pretty neat machine- when you breath co2 you get paranoid, and your breathing gets really fast and deep & your heart starts to race. Ever sleep in a tent and get like 4' of snow at night. Been there, done that. scarry as GWB. But for CO, you don't feel it happenign and you get a bit light headed and sleepy. Bad, very bad. I think Dr. Jack Kavorkian used CO as one of his death machines. Now as a chemist, CO is a pretty cool molecule, but that is for a different listserv! -Matthew Matthew Pollard "Racing with the wind and flirting with death Dept. Of Chemistry So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath" University of Idaho www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Ken Hartz wrote: > Much to my chagrin, I humbly stand corrected on my prior statement concerning > the relative weights of air and carbon monoxide (CO)! CO is lighter than > air, ie rises. (Pets everywhere can breathe a collective sigh of relief) ... > CO is a by-product of incomplete combustion, however, carbon dioxide (CO2) is > also a by-product ... and CO2 is heavier than air (Pets everywhere pay > attention now). And unless you're a plant or alien, breathing too much CO2 > is definitely not a healthy thing to do. > > Egg wiping complete, face still a bit sticky... > > Ken Hartz > |
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