----- On Sep 15, 2021, at 9:08 PM, bzs b...@theworld.com wrote: Hi,
> People don't suffocate from Halon dumps, I've been thru a couple (not > me personally but staff, I was in my office but arrived quickly.) > > What is somewhat dangerous about Halon (or likely more modern) fire > suppression dumps is they create like 90mph winds so you're in some > danger from something like a pencil nearby. Hence, cover your face > with your arms or a coat or similar if one is imminent. I can speak from experience. Back in the early 2000s I was working for a small regional ISP that provided colocation services in the same building as the office was. We had an Inergen system and I had the honor of being in the room when it suddenly went off without warning. The noise and air movement was similar to the one time I rode a motorcycle on the autobahn and hit 200mph. Not fun. Afterwards I felt slightly lightheaded, but was otherwise ok. Not that my boss cared, he lighted a piece of paper outside of the room, walked in, and noted that, after the flames died out, "hey, it works". Thanks, Sabri
