2011 Ranger XLT 4X4 - "Business Casual"

[snoranger]

I call it a truck hat.

So would this be a truck mullet?

 

[Dirtman]

I've tried to breathe argon... it doesn't work but does make you talk like James Earle Jones before you pass out.

 

[Dirtman]

So would this be a truck mullet?

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[ericbphoto]

I've tried to breathe argon... it doesn't work but does make you talk like James Earle Jones before you pass out.

Ooh i want to try that. Does it have to be 100%? Or would the mix from my mig welder work?

 

[Dirtman]

If you use c25 mix you'll probably die, but I'm not a scientist... is carbon dioxide lethal on it's own? I know carbon monoxide is? I'll get the people in my basement, I mean err research team on that. I've inhaled alot of gasses...

Do you know what gas is created when you introduce tetrachloraethalyne (spelling, but basically brake cleaner or starting fluid) to the plasma of a welder? The germans in ww1 did...

 

[snoranger]

If you use c25 mix you'll probably die, but I'm not a scientist... is carbon dioxide lethal on it's own? I know carbon monoxide is? I'll get the people in my basement, I mean err research team on that. I've inhaled alot of gasses...

Do you know what gas is created when you introduce tetrachloraethalyne (spelling, but basically brake cleaner or starting fluid) to the plasma of a welder? The germans in ww1 did...

I know, I know...

 

[adsm08]

If we replaced that nitrogen with another inert gas or pure oxygen, we could still survive. Thus rendering nitrogen non-essential.

You are correct that it doesn't need to be nitrogen. That 78% of the atmosphere's mass/density/volume is still essential.

If we replaced the inert nitrogen with oxygen bad things would happen. Oxygen supports combustion. If the atmosphere was 98% O2 the little spark I threw today at work knocking a rotor loose would have burnt down the whole garage, at least. Also, if you over-oxygenate humans you get interesting results. We can get high on Oxygen, in sufficient concentrations.

Helium is considered an inert gas. Lets replace the nitrogen in the atmosphere with helium. We'd all die. From laughing at each other's ridiculous voices. Also, balloons wouldn't work right anymore.

Radon is an inert gas. Do I need to explain what the issue with making the atmosphere 78% radon is?

Nitrogen (7) and Oxygen (8) are fairly well matched for molecular weight. Neon is close at 10, but heavier. Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon are all significantly heavier than Oxygen, and in large quantities would likely either displace the O2 up towards the upper layers of the atmosphere, or make it too heavy to effectively exhale, both making it very hard to breathe.

So actually, it may be essential for that 78% of the atmosphere to be made of Nitrogen.

 

[snoranger]

You are correct that it doesn't need to be nitrogen. That 78% of the atmosphere's mass/density/volume is still essential.

If we replaced the inert nitrogen with oxygen bad things would happen. Oxygen supports combustion. If the atmosphere was 98% O2 the little spark I threw today at work knocking a rotor loose would have burnt down the whole garage, at least. Also, if you over-oxygenate humans you get interesting results. We can get high on Oxygen, in sufficient concentrations.

Helium is considered an inert gas. Lets replace the nitrogen in the atmosphere with helium. We'd all die. From laughing at each other's ridiculous voices. Also, balloons wouldn't work right anymore.

Radon is an inert gas. Do I need to explain what the issue with making the atmosphere 78% radon is?

Nitrogen (7) and Oxygen (8) are fairly well matched for molecular weight. Neon is close at 10, but heavier. Argon, Krypton, Xenon, and Radon are all significantly heavier than Oxygen, and in large quantities would likely either displace the O2 up towards the upper layers of the atmosphere, or make it too heavy to effectively exhale, both making it very hard to breathe.

So actually, it may be essential for that 78% of the atmosphere to be made of Nitrogen.

I’m thinking helium may be the way to go.

 

[adsm08]

If you use c25 mix you'll probably die, but I'm not a scientist... is carbon dioxide lethal on it's own? I know carbon monoxide is? I'll get the people in my basement, I mean err research team on that. I've inhaled alot of gasses...

Do you know what gas is created when you introduce tetrachloraethalyne (spelling, but basically brake cleaner or starting fluid) to the plasma of a welder? The germans in ww1 did...

I know, I know...

Is it used to clean pools?



CO and CO2 in and of themselves are not toxic. CO kills you because it bonds to your hemoglobin more strongly that O2 and doesn't want to break the bond. The only way to get CO out of your system is to wait for the blood cells the CO to die.

CO2 only kills you because we are designed for aerobic respiration, which requires oxygen. Our cells can run on anaerobic respiration, but it makes more waste products and less energy, not enough energy to run the body overall, but the individual cell could survive on it.

 

[Grumpaw]

Mars is populated by Martians.

Soooo, the Earth is populated by Earthians ?

 

[sheep herder]

Soooo, the Earth is populated by Earthians ?

No, the earth is populated by idiots.

 

[Grumpaw]

Why did I just know you were going to say that.....

 

[Dirtman]

Is it used to clean pools?



CO and CO2 in and of themselves are not toxic. CO kills you because it bonds to your hemoglobin more strongly that O2 and doesn't want to break the bond. The only way to get CO out of your system is to wait for the blood cells the CO to die.

CO2 only kills you because we are designed for aerobic respiration, which requires oxygen. Our cells can run on anaerobic respiration, but it makes more waste products and less energy, not enough energy to run the body overall, but the individual cell could survive on it.

Do you like your hot dogs wet....

 

[Ranger850]

 

[sheep herder]

Dammit! I'm becoming predictable.