Will,

I think your skatol cheapest source will be to find a drunk in branford
to exhale into his shops compressor intake.

Jeff



William M. Smithers wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, G. Irvine wrote:
> > Why not just use skatol for deco? Add 50% oxygen, and do all your stops
> > at exactly 17 feet. This is cheaper, safer , and better, and may in fact
> > be in great abundence given all of the bovine scatology being practiced
> > here with this subject.
> >
> dihexymethane-8 (nicknamed "Skatol" due to its source - pig farms)
> was experimented with for commericial purposes back in 1972 by COMEX
> for the purpose of shortening decompression times.  The outcome was
> never made public, but as a substitute for N2, I think it still holds
> promise.   With a molecule size considerably smaller than Argon, the
> narcotic potential is considerably reduced, with the only downside being
> the mildly offensive smell.  I'm not sure of the current price, anybody
> want to call their local gas-supplier and check?
> 
> -Will
>
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