24-01-2003 11:37									#1
	Preparing for chem/bio warfare 1#: The new gasmask. Tired of ads?

From www.space.com

quote: Space Suit Designer Enters Homeland Security Market The maker of NASA space suits, ILC Dover, has released the Chem-Bio Escape Hood. After years of protecting astronauts in the harsh environment of space, the Delaware-based space suit designer has turned its attention to civilian and homeland security markets. ILC is offering SCape ™, incorporating a filter-blower that automatically activates when removed from its case. The hood offers a protection factor significantly higher than can be attained with traditional gas masks. SCape and a companion hood Baby SCape protects the wearer up to four hours from nasty run-ins with chemical warfare agents, as well as biological, radiological, and nuclear particulate inhalation hazards. Engineers at ILC drew upon its space and military product-making expertise. "There's a lot of heat sealing that goes on in the space suit, and similar technology has been used in the hood," said LeRoy Garey, ILC's Homeland Security Manager in Frederica, Delaware. The firm has long been in the business of making critical, high-quality items that must work 100 percent of the time, he told SPACE.com . Also a longtime producer of a widely used gas mask for the military, the easy-to-use SCape has been specifically designed for civilians. The SCape and Baby SCape retail for $170 each. "First of all, we hope that it's never used. Sadly, the reality of the world the way it is, that situation might occur, however," Garey said.

A bit flimsy head-gear, don't you think?

	24-01-2003 11:38									#2
	Suffering from ads?

she's hot

(assuming she's 18, on second glance she looks a bit young). So if she is under 18 she's not hot, she's just there.

	24-01-2003 11:40									#3
	Enter the AD-FREE zone

Dissident -
Your reply was somehow obvious.

	24-01-2003 11:41									#4
	Put an end to popups!

She looks over 18.

Oh, and that thing doesn't look altogether too comfortable to wear.

	24-01-2003 11:55									#5
	Increase Your PM Length

a) She is not hot.
b) how would that prevent from gases that penetrate through the skin to harm me?

	24-01-2003 11:55									#6
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That's nice...what does one do about the rest of the body? Hefty Twist-Tie bags?

	24-01-2003 12:02									#7
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You can allways cover yourself with liquid latex

	24-01-2003 12:07									#8
	Full PM-box? Change here!

btw it is stupid to prepar for bio/chemical warfare if you live in the U.S. I was so pissed at all those stupid news stories about how to protect yourselves.

*news flash*, missiles from the middle east cannot reach the U.S.

So the most likely cause of a bio/chemical attack on the U.S. is a silent release by a person or persons. There will be NO advance warning to don this gear. So unless you wear this gear around 24 hours a day, you are ****ed.

So I don't give 2 shits about chemcial/biological attacks. If it happens, it happens.

	24-01-2003 12:08									#9
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To anyone saying she isn't hot, would you kick her out of bed?

Didn't think so.

	24-01-2003 13:33									#10
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I (or actually my g/f) wouldn't let her in my bed in the first place.

And I don't think she's hot. And besides, being not hot and being kicked out of bed hardly isn't the same thing...

	24-01-2003 15:03									#11
	Inflate your Upload Space

A) She's not so unattractive that a paper bag can't fix that...

B) How does it seal around the neck?

	24-01-2003 15:03									#12
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She isn't hot but she is certainly in the doable category.

	24-01-2003 15:11									#13
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1) She's not bad

2) It apparently relies on positive pressure to keep the bad stuff out, so a seal would not be necessary -- and, in fact, would be counterproductive. It looks more comfortable than any respirator I've worn. I wonder if an industrial-use version is coming out anytime soon...

	24-01-2003 15:17									#14
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Yes, but that bulky thin plastic bag is very likely to get puntured in the real world. I'd bet it's not very durable.

	24-01-2003 15:36									#15
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quote: that bulky thin plastic bag is very likely to get puntured in the real world. I'd bet it's not very durable

Thin plastic bag? You don't know how thick is that, and you don't know what material is that. Or do you?

There are many kinds of plastics in this world, some of them are surprisingly hard and wear-resistant.

	24-01-2003 18:10									#16
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quote: To anyone saying she isn't hot, would you kick her out of bed?

what Oerdin said.

	24-01-2003 18:49									#17
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omg, thats my sister!