This is very interesting. I don't believe either of us is entirely correct after reading this:
http://www.ocii.com/~dpwozney/apollo2.htm Marshall James-Osborn: Holmes-Junior wrote: > I could be misremembering. > > It was in a book by the same person who wrote about some of the moon photos > being faked. It may have been the one something like "NASA Mooned America". > I am very confidant about the hand burning. > > The author said that they tried a lot of different atmospheres and > pressures, and did not (for obvious reasons) stay with the high pressure > pure oxygen. > > Maybe it was 16 PSI absolute, and not 16 over atmospheric. > > Thanks for the correction. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@execonn.com] > Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 6:38 AM > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: CS>Oxygen, Burn or Explode? ELABORATION > > I don't believe they ever ran at 16 psi gage. The capsule was designed to > run pure oxygen at the same partial pressure as on earth, which meant around > 3 psi, absolute in space. I believe the tests were run at 3 psi over > atmospheric, or about 17.7 or so absoute. > > Would not 30 psi absolute of oxygen be deadly? > > Marshall > > James-Osborn: Holmes-Junior wrote: > > > It is reported that in one shuttle accident, when they were running an > > atmosphere of pure O2 at 16 psi above atmospheric, one fellows > > hand---not glove---caught on fire. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marshall Dudley [mailto:mdud...@execonn.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 9:36 PM > > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Subject: Re: CS>Oxygen, Burn or Explode? ELABORATION > > > > This is true. I have seen steel burn brilliantly several times in > > oxygen. > > > > Marshall > > > > Albert Peirce wrote: > > > > > The danger of an oxygen rich atmosphere is that any combustion > > > reaction is intensified! I believe that Gus Grissom and several > > > other astronauts died as a result of an electrical fault (short > > > circuit) in a confined space that was oxygen-rich and that > > > everything that was combustible (wire insulation, seat covers and > > > foam padding, paper and clipboards, etcetera) burned with incredible > > > rapidity and intensity! Check with AGA or one of your local welding > > > suppliers to see if they are offering any educational demos on the > > > dangers of combustible gases and oxidisers (oxygen). Well worth the > > > time! Regards, Al... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Wayne Fugitt" <wa...@fugitt.com> > > > To: <silver-list@eskimo.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 8:26 AM > > > Subject: CS>Oxygen, Burn or Explode? > > > > > > > Morning Tish, > > > > > > > > >As a former welder, sucking up oxygen should be done with great > > > > >care as just about anything burns in the presence of pure oxygen. > > > > >All it takes is a spark and - WA LA - no more hair and a serious > > > > >burn. > > > > > > > > You mean, burn, not explode, I suppose. Can you elaborate a > bit? > > > > > > > > Many materials cannot be ignited easily with a spark. > > > > > > > > If you mean, explode, then most gases have a narrow range of > > > > concentration that can produce an explosion. > > > > > > > > I had a chart of these different gasses and the concentration > > > > range required to produce an explosion at one time. > > > > > > > > I use oxygen in my den when walking on the treadmill. I have > > > > intended to do a concentration percentage, using the 5 liters per > > > > minute and the volume of the room. > > > > > > > > In this case, I don't think the hazard is nearly as great as I > > > > have > > > been > > > > led to believe by the non-technical. > > > > > > > > There is a gas heater about 25 feet away. Sometime I turn it > > > > off, including the pilot. > > > > > > > > Wayne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > > > > silver. > > > > > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: > > > > http://silverlist.org > > > > > > > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > > > > > > > Silver-list archive: > > > > http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > > > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > > > > > >
