Comments on: “What did I breathe in on September 11?” http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/ AppleGeeks weblog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:54:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Schi http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/comment-page-1/#comment-307164 Schi Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:52:50 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/#comment-307164 The second page of that article was one of the most intense things my friend and I have read in a while. That is an awesome find, Ananth. The second page of that article was one of the most intense things my friend and I have read in a while. That is an awesome find, Ananth.

]]> By: Cetkat http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/comment-page-1/#comment-306741 Cetkat Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:39:11 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/#comment-306741 I actually think the scientist being overly dramatic and doomsday-like is a good thing. He wanted something toxic to be there, so the fact that he didn't find anything of value gives the result more credibility - not less. There's no doubt that some harmful particles got into the air afterwards - particularly with the clean-up crews, but there's a huge difference between that and thousands of people being engulfed by it. The difference between this and a demolition is fire vs explosives. Things have more of a chance to melt and release dangerous particles. That said, regarding the dust cloud, it sounds like there's no difference between WTC and demolition besides scale. Thankfully. Hefty bags can be airtight. It's more of a question of how big the particles are inside it compared to air molecules. I think it helps that the shirt was also inside the shoulder-bag, and that cloth has a certain affinity to stains. I actually think the scientist being overly dramatic and doomsday-like is a good thing. He wanted something toxic to be there, so the fact that he didn’t find anything of value gives the result more credibility – not less. There’s no doubt that some harmful particles got into the air afterwards – particularly with the clean-up crews, but there’s a huge difference between that and thousands of people being engulfed by it.

The difference between this and a demolition is fire vs explosives. Things have more of a chance to melt and release dangerous particles. That said, regarding the dust cloud, it sounds like there’s no difference between WTC and demolition besides scale. Thankfully.

Hefty bags can be airtight. It’s more of a question of how big the particles are inside it compared to air molecules. I think it helps that the shirt was also inside the shoulder-bag, and that cloth has a certain affinity to stains.

]]> By: Chris http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/comment-page-1/#comment-306694 Chris Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:56:40 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/#comment-306694 *reads the article itself* Heh. He's getting the debris analyzed by someone who's predisposed toards 'OMG evilnasty toxic chemicals!', and labels *himself* as a pest to the government and the EPA over the matter? That doesn't bode well. Not to mention--I didn't realize a Hefty bag was that particularly airtight..then again, I suppose it does trap the dust and other particulates. Then again...I'm wondering how this would be different than, say, being entirely too close to a building demolition site... *reads the article itself* Heh. He’s getting the debris analyzed by someone who’s predisposed toards ‘OMG evilnasty toxic chemicals!’, and labels *himself* as a pest to the government and the EPA over the matter? That doesn’t bode well. Not to mention–I didn’t realize a Hefty bag was that particularly airtight..then again, I suppose it does trap the dust and other particulates. Then again…I’m wondering how this would be different than, say, being entirely too close to a building demolition site…

]]> By: Chris http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/comment-page-1/#comment-306693 Chris Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:47:33 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/#comment-306693 Hmmm. Esquire, huh? Is this in the issue with the electronic-ink cover? Hmmm. Esquire, huh? Is this in the issue with the electronic-ink cover?

]]> By: Vovanich http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/comment-page-1/#comment-306393 Vovanich Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:21:03 +0000 http://www.applegeeks.com/blog/2008/09/13/what-did-i-breathe-in-on-september-11/#comment-306393 yeeeeeeees... illuminating *wink* yeeeeeeees… illuminating *wink*

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