Re: Death due to Nitrous Oxide

[Greg Puskar <gpuskar@WVU.EDU>]

At 10:01 AM 9/2/99 -0400, you wrote:
> >
>
> Listers,
>
>        The article should have mentioned that Scott Krueger was
> attending MIT at the time of his death. It also should have mentioned
> that he died as a result of fraternity hazing.
>
>        I am sure that Richard Guy was not replicating a
> demonstration when he sat in his room and huffed down a bag full of
> nitrous oxide, and I hope that no one is using NO2 as a demonstration
> tool. The extent of my inhalation demonstrations is helium and the
> occasional Sulfur Hexafluoride. Greg is right in emphasizing that we
> need to take care in describing correct and safe practises when
> addressing a class.
>
>
>                                                        Nils

To All,

        Being in a rush to get to a meeting when I made my initial post, I forgot
to mention that I was not familiar with nitrous oxide use in demos but the
mention of physics in the article may make others wonder if there was
relationship.  The issue of emphasizing the safety precautions we take that
may not be apparent to an audience, especially the general public, still
cannot be overemphasized.
        Now I can rush off to my first lab for today.

Greg
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