[BC] Fire suppression

[RichardBJohnson at comcast.net]

Rich!
Halon replaces oxygen and cools as it evaporates. It is one of those "Freons" that the environmentalists want to get rid of. It is also non-poisonous, in fact, it doesn't get absorbed either through the lungs or the skin. Since it will REPLACE oxygen, it has a special problem for humans. The normal gas that would replace oxygen is carbon dioxide. The body responds to increases in CO2 concentration by increasing the breathing rate and inducing panic. The body ignores Halon. Therefore, if you are in a room where it has been discharged, you won't smell anything, you won't panic, you will just quietly expire if the oxygen has been displaced.
 
Cheers,
Richard B. Johnson
Book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich Wood" <richwood at pobox.com>

------ At 05:02 PM 7/3/2009, Barry Mishkind wrote: -------

>          In the meantime, as I understand it, Halon replaces
>          oxygen and according to some is dangerous for people.

Our data center at IDT (the long distance company with 2 cents a 
minute. Note you have to add the 49 cent connection fee per call) had 
Halon with extraordinary exit options in the event it went off. 
Apparently it works very fast and kills every living thing.