Re: report: ISS minor debris strike

The Other James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

>>
>> : Eeewww.  I took a warm glycol shower a couple of times inside of an
>> : old UHF TV transmitter.  Slippery, nasty stuff.
>>
>> I had an old car that gave me one of those as well.
> 
> The glycol inside TV transmitters is typically Dowtherm SR-1 heat
> transfer fluid.  It's bright pink and you can never get the stains out
> of your clothes. It's also really slippery and you can taste it if you
> dip your finger into it. Smells wonderful too, if you like 150 gallons
> of warm, liquid cotton candy. 
> 
> Yuk!
> 
> James
> 
> 

Advisory for the people who've ordered a keg of Dowtherm for the
weekend, from the Material Safety DataSheet: 

Potential Health Effects:
INGESTION:
SHORT TERM EXPOSURE: nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, drowsiness,
symptoms of drunkenness, blindness, bluish skin color, lung congestion,
kidney damage, nerve damage, convulsions, coma 
LONG TERM EXPOSURE: liver damage, reproductive effects 

Enjoy!


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