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Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 11:18:44 -0400
From: rnf@sp*.tb*.co* (Rick Fincher)
To: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: PP Nitrox Mixing in Doubles (fwd)
> From sco@py*.co* Mon Sep 29 22:10:52 1997
> From: sco@py*.co* (Charles Sellers)

> > This is absolutely correct.  Also, you need to lie the doubles down on their
> > side.  If they are standing up, gravity will pull the gas thru the valves at
> > too fast  of a rate thereby causing additional heat buildup...
> > Trout
> > 
> Jess,
> 
> I can't believe that your putting out this kind of BS.  You know, it 
> really irritates me when you "experts" put out info with only part of
> the story.  You should know better than to relate the gravitational pull
> of the moon alone!  The relationship between "Sun, Moon and Doubles" is
> well established.  And if you can't establish correlation without the use
> of charts and graphs don't even try to make the tie in.
> 
> Have Fun,
> 
> Scooter

As usual, you guys missed the point. The REAL danger is the Coriolis force. You 
know, the force that makes toilet water spin clockwise in the Northern 
hemisphere when you flush, and counter-clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

If you put the tanks on their side, which way will the O2 spin? The only safe 
place to fill is no more than 10 degrees of lattitude away from the equator.

Also, almost all tank valves are manufactured in the northern hemisphere, so 
they are clockwise only valves. Filling tanks with clockwise valves in the 
southern hemisphere is extremely dangerous, something you guys in Oz should be 
aware of.

Rick
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