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This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD62F.1C0B2484 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Mmmmmm, well now, the Flatulence Anal Rebreather Tank (FART) technology really impresses me, but I am concerned about the buddy system where your diving partner may have to assist you with additional air in an emergency. As part of the essential safety equipment on board, we would have to develop an insurance against illness from FART divers that we will call the Contributing Rebreathing Assistance Plan (CRAP). Have a good one ! ! ! Paul Johnston -----Original Message----- From: Marc Thompson [mailto:mbt@ti*.co*] Sent: Monday, June 12, 2000 19:42 To: techdiver@aquanaut.com Subject: The "breaking" winds of change... Thanks to a co-operative development team headed by Navy Divers, USDivers and Hormel Chili, new mixed gas rebreathing technology has been developed to tap a natural gas source carried in the human body. Project "Butox" was created to convert natural body methane into a viable air source using existing military rebreather technology. Sgt.Major Ophgaus of the Navy's Phlatulence Unit (PU) stated in an interview: "It was a grand idea just sitting under our noses. It came to us in a blast of inspiration during chow. Private O'durs happened to be sitting on his snorkle when *Phhhrt!* it blew over us." The Flatulence Anal Rebreather Tank (FART) technology is basically a rectal snorkle hooked into rebreather unit fed by natural body gases. Special care has to be taken as to diet prior to dives, and methane exposure limits should be observed. The unit has been known to get overloaded by excessive amounts of beans, kraut, tofu, and/or cheap beer prior to diving. Manufacturers of SpareAir are foreseeing competition of their existing product. Rather than having to carry a redundant air source FART divers merely have to pull their finger (or buddy's finger) for air in a pinch. While no instances of Butox decompression illness has been reported, technicians recommend carrying essential safety equipment on board dive boats for emergency treatment of an anal embolism including oxygen suppositories and a disposable bic lighter. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD62F.1C0B2484 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=383101018-14062000>Mmmmmm, well now, the Flatulence Anal Rebreather Tank (FART) technology really impresses me, but I am concerned about the buddy system where your diving partner may have to assist you with additional air in an emergency. </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=383101018-14062000>As part of the essential safety equipment on board, we would have to develop an insurance against illness from FART divers that we will call the Contributing Rebreathing Assistance Plan (CRAP). </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma><SPAN class=383101018-14062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=980552618-14062000>Have a good one ! ! !</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=980552618-14062000></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN class=980552618-14062000>Paul Johnston</SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Marc Thompson [mailto:mbt@ti*.co*]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 12, 2000 19:42<BR><B>To:</B> techdiver@aquanaut.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> The "breaking" winds of change...<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks to a co-operative development team headed by Navy Divers, USDivers and Hormel Chili, new mixed gas rebreathing technology has been developed to tap a natural gas source carried in the human body. Project "Butox" was created to convert natural body methane into a viable air source using existing military rebreather technology. Sgt.Major Ophgaus of the Navy's Phlatulence Unit (PU) stated in an interview: "It was a grand idea just sitting under our noses. It came to us in a blast of inspiration during chow. Private O'durs happened to be sitting on his snorkle when *Phhhrt!* it blew over us." The Flatulence Anal Rebreather Tank (FART) technology is basically a rectal snorkle hooked into rebreather unit fed by natural body gases. Special care has to be taken as to diet prior to dives, and methane exposure limits should be observed. The unit has been known to get overloaded by excessive amounts of beans, kraut, tofu, and/or cheap beer prior to diving. Manufacturers of SpareAir are foreseeing competition of their existing product. Rather than having to carry a redundant air source FART divers merely have to pull their finger (or buddy's finger) for air in a pinch. While no instances of Butox decompression illness has been reported, technicians recommend carrying essential safety equipment on board dive boats for emergency treatment of an anal embolism including oxygen suppositories and a disposable bic lighter. </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------_=_NextPart_001_01BFD62F.1C0B2484-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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