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Then go ahead and do it, and stop asking questions if you have all the answers. Look pal, the answer I give to questoins holds up for ANY dive , not jsut the optimal dive . Try a fwe hours with that shit and let me know how your skin looks , or try it with a leaking suit, or try it on a swim dive. This topic has been beat to death already. Try spraying yourself with a fire extiguisher and sit around for a while .. Gliviak, Jozef wrote: > > Hello, > > >>CO2 will combine with moisture from sweat to form carbonic acid. This > will > >>eat your thinsulate and cause irritation to your skin. > > Did someone actually experienced this ? I'd love to hear first hand story. > May be I'll try myself. > As far as I know: > - Carbonic acid (H2CO3) is one of the weakest acids and it is quickly > decomposed to H2O and CO2. > - Gas in your suit is very dry which will cause that your skin is quicky > dried when sweated. > - Water vapour condenses on place with highest temperature gradient - which > is shell of suit, not the skin > - We actually like to drink this acid which is in any soft drink which is > carbonated and it didn't burn our throat > So I'm not sure if acid is the cause why CO2 is not widely used. > > Regards > > Jozef Gliviak > Slovakia > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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