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Freon can KILL you
7/12/2010
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Posted on 07/12/2010 12:47:45 PM PDT by rstrahan
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To: rstrahan; camerongood210
“There were kids back in high school that used to huff this stuff to get a high.”
Ype, I mean “yep”. :(
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:01:37 PM PDT
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: Focault's Pendulum
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:02:45 PM PDT
by
Focault's Pendulum
(He's just a clueless hump. A dangerous clueless hump.)
To: rstrahan
Glad you’re wife is ok, rstrahan. I hope there are no lingering effects. :~)
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:03:05 PM PDT
by
My hearts in London - Everett
(So the writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.)
To: loungitude
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:04:03 PM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: RobRoy
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:04:50 PM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: rstrahan
Burn it as it comes out of the can with a propane torch and you have mustard gas.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:12:11 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: rstrahan
Burn it as it comes out of the can with a propane torch and you have mustard gas... actually, phosgene which is very similar.
I would not advise it.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:13:32 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: Bon mots
Because of the war crimes charges you’d receive?
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:17:54 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: MileHi
Yes, phosgene was one of the very nasty gases used in WWI.
‘Freon’ also breaks down to HFl. hydrofluoric acid. Another very nasty chemical.
Having worked around ‘freon’ and torches many times I can tell you one whiff of either will almost knock you down.
Ever struck a match and got a whiff of sulphur dioxide? Takes you aback. Similar to HFL and phosgene.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:23:55 PM PDT
by
Vinnie
(You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
To: Nervous Tick
Ask your doctor if Freon is right for you.
That's funny right there, I don't care who ya are.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:23:55 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: A_perfect_lady
It could be from asphyxia - it displaces air.
The lubricating oils that are used with R-134 are synthetic and are more toxic than the mineral oil R-12 used.
Neither is something you'd want to breathe in. I can't stand the PAG or Ester oils on my fingers, they absorb the moisture and cause the outer layer of skin to fluff off, so I wear chemical barrier gloves when handling it.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:27:29 PM PDT
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afganistan and Iraq))
To: rstrahan
So glad your lovely wife is safe and sound!
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:27:52 PM PDT
by
kimmie7
(THE CROSS - Today, Tomorrow and Always!)
To: Vinnie
Yes. I used to do AC/refrigeration and brazing copper you could see if there was latent freon; it would burn green. I nearly got myself once working in a confined area.
Nothing to fool with.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:32:04 PM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: MileHi
I used to do AC/refrigeration and brazing copperMe too. Commercial
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:36:00 PM PDT
by
Vinnie
(You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Jihads You)
To: Vinnie
I have been hacking control software for about 20 years. Before that I did commercial HVAC. Got out about the time they started all the reclaim stuff.
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posted on
07/12/2010 1:41:50 PM PDT
by
MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: Nervous Tick
I’ve used R-12 for years.. at room temperature, in liquid form, formed the base of a prosthetic adhesive.. gluing latex parts to the body.
Stuffed worked great and as I said, used it regularly for years. Of course its use was banned by the EPA, not the FDA.. for “being dangerous to the OZONE layer.”
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posted on
07/12/2010 2:04:40 PM PDT
by
gwilhelm56
(The one thing we learn from history is .. People REFUSE to Learn from History!!)
To: rstrahan
I hope she is ok,,, but freon is not poisonous,,, R22, R-134, 410a, etc,, are all non toxic. But they will displace oxygen and you can suffocate.
Having said that,, there is one situation where it becomes toxic. Freon, in the presence of red hot copper and flame becomes fozgen (spelling?) AKA mustard gas.
I've been in the HVAC biz for three decades. Something else happened here, but it was not just freon. Side note,, stupid kids trying to get high will try stiffing freon,, since it displaces oxygen,, it can kill you.
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posted on
07/12/2010 2:09:01 PM PDT
by
MrPiper
To: Bon mots
Burn it as it comes out of the can with a propane torch and you have mustard gas.
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posted on
07/12/2010 2:17:06 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
To: rstrahan
Our lives are full of materials that are dangerous is misused or dumped out of where they are supposed to be. Life cannot be absolutely safe or insulated from peril.
The stuff sloshing in your gas tank a few feet behind your head is just one example.
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posted on
07/12/2010 2:31:49 PM PDT
by
Nepeta
To: rstrahan
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posted on
07/12/2010 2:49:56 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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