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This same person should look at the cylinder distributed in the DAN 
O2 Provider kits..



> Date:          Fri, 16 May 1997 19:36:59 -0400
> From:          George Irvine <gmirvine@sa*.ne*>
> Reply-to:      gmirvine@sa*.ne*
> To:            "Andy W. Barclay" <abarclay@ka*.or*>
> Cc:            Bob Killorin <rwk@ma*.at*.be*.ne*>, techdiver@aquanaut.com
> Subject:       Re: dangers of oxygen PS

> Whoever the genius who wrote the aluminum cylinder needs to take his
> misinformed head out of his ass and take a look at almost all medical
> cylinders. Where do you morons come from? Stupidity in diving is
> epidemic.
> 
> Andy W. Barclay wrote:
> > 
> > In a previous message, Bob Killorin wrote:
> > >
> > > PS.  I forgot to mention that I have heard that aluminum oxide (a dust
that
> > > can occur inside aluminum scuba tanks) burns very brightly and is a major
> > > compoent in fireworks.  The theoretical danger of this dust igniting may
be
> > > the reason for not allowing O2 to be stored in Aluminum cylinders.
> > 
> > Oh, oh. I have been using aluminum cylinders for O2 for 2 years now. Guess
> > I had better stop.... ;)
> > 
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Andy W. Barclay.        abarclay@ka*.or*
> > Always a UNIX Evangelist (and sometimes a system and network architect)
> > 
> > Any fool without the ability to share a laugh on
> > himself will be unable to tolerate programming for
> > long. -Weinberg, p.152
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