Tom Fuhs wrote:

> .....

> Huh?
> Could someone please explain this?  This is the second time I've heard
> reference to air being less narcotic than nitrox.  (George Irvine made
> mention of it saying that air was less narcotic than 30% at 130')  This
> goes against everything I learned and goes against what seems to me to
> be intutitivly obvious; ie: less PP N2 = less narcotic effect.  I must
> have missed the thread discussing this, or maybe I'm missing something
> real basic.  Anyway, being an average NE wreck diver (70 - 130 FSW) and
> generally breathing Nitrox on these dives, I'm curious as to what the
> thinking is here.  Just trying to learn.

Tom,

Many people consider O2 to be approximately as narcotic as N2.  Some
continue to assume that O2 is not narcotic.  See
http://www.aquanaut.com/bin/mlist/aquanaut/techdiver/subject?O2+Narcotic+Propert
ies
for more details.

I do not understand Kathy's comments either.

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