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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE7F87.59F69F80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't know a thing about trimix, but it interests me as I am pushing = the limits of deep air. My father, a non-diver, who has a Ph.D. in = physics, asked me the following question. It's my understanding that trimix is part helium, part nitrogen, and = part oxygen. Why does it contain nitrogen? Wouldn't it be better if it = contained no nitrogen at all? I told him, "I have no idea, but I can find out!" Please edumicate me. Thanks! Scott Gudmundsen Vernal, Utah ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE7F87.59F69F80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3510.1400"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>I don't know a thing = about trimix,=20 but it interests me as I am pushing the limits of deep air. My = father, a=20 non-diver, who has a Ph.D. in physics, asked me the following=20 question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>It's my understanding = that trimix is=20 part helium, part nitrogen, and part oxygen. Why does it contain = nitrogen?=20 Wouldn't it be better if it contained no nitrogen at all?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>I told him, "I = have no idea, but=20 I can find out!"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Please edumicate = me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Scott = Gudmundsen</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial size=3D2>Vernal,=20 Utah</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE7F87.59F69F80-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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