Hi Michael, I thought it was just the xenon strobes that had a numbing effect (in conjunction with appropriate music, etc.). Just read a bit about xenon after your post--xenon appears to activate certain potassium channels--similar to nitrous oxide and cyclopropane. Learn something everyday. Thanks for writing. Best, Eric C.
________________________________ From: Michael Chapman <[email protected]> To: Eric Carmichel <[email protected]>; Surround Sound discussion group <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2013 1:01 PM Subject: Re: [Sursound] Jason and the Argon-nots > Greetings to All, > Just a few thoughts regarding recent posts and the argon-filled sphere. > Martin, I definitely boo-booed by suggesting the recording would be made > in an all-argon atmosphere. But comparing the *sound* one might experience > between the two conditions (air vs argon) might have been interesting. > I learned to scuba while in the military--this was during the Gulf > War/Desert Storm. Most of what I learned regarding Boyle's law, Charles's > law, and partial pressures came from two classroom lectures (this was > prior to embarking on a college degree). Anyway, I don't believe breathing > noble gases for a brief period and under normal atmospheric conditions > would result in much more than momentary oxygen deprivation. Xenon is anaesthetic ... because ... ... well, because it is. Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20130209/68353768/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
