Not true, I've been in 3 HALON dumps back in the days it was THE method for computer room FS. One must exit quickly as it will make you short of breath at high enough concentrations since it displaces oxygen.
I can best describe the experience as running at 10,000 feet elevation. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 10:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Washington Post: 40 Million Credit Card #s Hacked On Jun 20, 2005, at 12:46 PM, Paul Hanrahan wrote: > Bill, > > I think security should be unobtrusive. Perhaps the mandatory > sprinkler systems could have a dual purpose like some sort of fast > acting gas that renders one unconscious but doesn't kill. > > I mean think about it. Fire arms are very indiscriminate weapons no > matter the caliber. In a cubicle environment, unless there's been > some sort of alarm and drill, innocent by standers could be injured. > > Just joking. > > Paul Hanrahan > > Paul, There is a system called HALON (sp?) that could kill if its used (I believe) as a fire suppression . One of our data centers had union issues with it and went out on strike about it, IIRC (its been 30+ years). Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
