----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 5:16 PM Subject: Re: Space Pen versus Pencil, was Scouted: Fireworks
> astronauts and (2) perhaps getting into the electronic equipment and > causing short circuits (graphite being a conductor) or sparks, which would > have been fatal in the pure oxygen atmosphere used prior to the Apollo 1 fire. > > Isnt "pure oxygen" poisonous? Not to mention extremely corrosive? I hear this a lot, especially from divers, but it is my understanding that "pure oxygen" would burn your lungs and kill you quickly. Isnt it actually the "highest tolerable oxygen content atmosphere" that people mean when they make this kind of statement? xponent Hemorusting Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
