On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, William Sutton wrote: --snip-- > it's totally related to humidity. > > The air inside has the same dew point as the air outside. If > the air outside is at 45degF and it's saturated (100% > humidity, ie it's raining) and you bring that air inside and > warm it to 70degF, it will now have a relative humidity of > <5% - ie about the humidity you have in a desert and > in forests, has all the firefighters on alert. It's usually 20-something percent humidity and mid-high 70's in my apartment, even with the windows wide open (according to the LCD temp/humidity monitor I have)...is there a recommended level? synthetic blanket but I doubt it will oblige...however I do remember blankets I had as a kid doing that.... > > If you have synthetic blankets, after you turn the lights > out, rub the blankets vigorously together - you'll see > flashes of light. > --snip-- > > The cure is humidity - move to Florida or Galveston. If > you're staying here, you can make your house safe if you run > a humidifier about 1/2gal/day in a normal sized house (used > distilled, not filtered water, otherwise you'll be injecting > nano-sized particles of silica into the air - and your > lungs). It keeps my skin under control, and stops the > blankets from lighting up. > So does this require buying distilled water? Can I get away with tap water or is that filtered? --snip-- > > Joe > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
