Welcome, Guest

Author Topic: Humans breathing argon.  (Read 6395 times)

FiahOwl

  • *****
  • Posts: 1234
  • This is, to give a dog and in recompense desire my dog again.
Humans breathing argon.
« on: August 26, 2011, 10:28:50 AM »

This message is only viewable with Universe Sandbox Galaxy Edition. Access it and much more with promo-code '42188'.

« Last Edit: March 22, 2021, 02:03:36 AM by FiahOwl »

Omnigeek6

  • *****
  • Posts: 111
Re: Humans breathing argon.
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2011, 07:59:34 PM »
Learning to breathe, minus oxygen



Approve? it is cool.

In Soviet Russia, argon breathe you!

In all seriousness, this is an insanely stupid idea.

1. Of course Argon isn't toxic, it's a freaking noble gas!
2. If these people think humans can breathe pure argon, then they have no business getting anywhere near a space program.
3. Getting air from Mars is tricky, since the atmosphere is about 1% as dense as Earth's.
4. Mars's atmosphere has significantly more nitrogen than argon.

Zagrom

  • *
  • Posts: 2
Re: Humans breathing argon.
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2011, 01:35:50 PM »
Quote
2. If these people think humans can breathe pure argon, then they have no business getting anywhere near a space program.
It sounded more like they planed to use it as an additive in place of nitrogen
to add to the oxygen, but that doesn't make much sense to me, I dont see
any reason to switch from nitrogen. As you said, Omnigeek6, Mars has more
nitrogen anyway. And with Argon being a noble gas, I doubt it would stabilize
the oxygen anyway as argon wont normally bond to it...

Teh_Saccade

  • ****
  • Posts: 33
Re: Humans breathing argon.
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2011, 04:03:53 PM »
Quote
2. If these people think humans can breathe pure argon, then they have no business getting anywhere near a space program.
It sounded more like they planed to use it as an additive in place of nitrogen
to add to the oxygen, but that doesn't make much sense to me, I dont see
any reason to switch from nitrogen. As you said, Omnigeek6, Mars has more
nitrogen anyway. And with Argon being a noble gas, I doubt it would stabilize
the oxygen anyway as argon wont normally bond to it...

Have you not seen Total Recall?

"Start the reactor, Mr. Quade! Free Mars!"