on Sat, Sep 22, 2001 at 08:08:06AM -0700, David Honig ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > At 09:45 PM 9/21/01 -0700, Tim May wrote: > >Any attack with VX or similar nerve gas would kill tens of thousands > >fairly quickly. Gas masks of no use, due to lack of coverage of all > >exposed skin, and leakage. Gas masks mainly useful for mustard gas, that > >sort of thing. > > Leakage yes, but I think a lot of people get sick or die (eg in a > subway attack) because of inhaling the gas phase. Of course if you > touch the liquid you're toast. I'd think an alkali decontaminizing > layer in the filter would help with the nerve agents. You fail to understand. Nerve gas is absorbed through the skin. A containment suit is required, a gas mask, alkali or otherwise, is worthless of itself. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
