[TheForge] Auto darkening helmet

[Jerry Frost]

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From: "James Binnion" <jbin at well.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Auto darkening helmet


> Oh I forgot silk is on that list of HCN producers too :-)
>
>
> On Jun 6, 2011, at 6:22 PM, James Binnion wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jun 6, 2011, at 6:03 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:
>>
>>> This is the REAL downside to wearing wool as fire protection, the smoke
>>> contains cyanide. This was pointed out on a smithing forum yakking about
>>> this subject a few days ago. The upside is it takes a pretty serious
>>> exposure to wool or hair smoke to be hazardous unless you're sensitive 
>>> and
>>> the smell is more than enough to clue you into taking care of the 
>>> problem.
>>
>> Yes so does tobacco smoke, and a whole list of other organic materials 
>> will produce it when incompletely combusted. It is one of the things that 
>> kills you in fatal cases of smoke inhalation.
>>
>>
>> James Binnion
>> jbin at well.com

I was pretty sure about silk and HCN as I recalled any hair/fur, horn, 
scales, feather, etc, does. I didn't know it was produced by other organics. 
Where's toast fall on the list? I'd really HATE to stop breathing deeply 
over the toaster. <sniff>

Jer