From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Aug 21 2004 - 19:47:20 PDT
Ah well, another of my childhood memories, once the subject of sonnet and
song, dashed upon the rock of chemical revelation. C Cl 4 was the liquid of
choice (not counting gin) in my house when I was a wee lad. It was used to
clean any soiled spot on any material. Its efficacy was so reknowned that
we even occasionally used it to remove grease and other slime from our
dainty paws. It probably accounts for my current list of ailments, not the
least of which is folliculus irrationalus, or the syndrome of no hair on the
top of the head, but plenty coming out the ears.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Forster" <jfor@quik.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Pyrene Fire Extinguishers
> Bobby Joe Pendleton wrote:
>
> > I think "Pyrene" is the manufacture of the Extinguishers. Carbon
> > tetrachloride is what is in them.
>
> Carbon tet is quite toxic as the previous post noted. It is also
significantly
> denser (1.5x) than water, so the extinguisher will feel 'heavy'
>
> There is another hazard that should be noted. Carbon tet can react with
oxygen
> to form Phosgene, a WAR GAS !!
>
> See: http://www.bartleby.com/65/ca/carbonte.html
>
> http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/phosgene/basics/facts.asp
>
> So, don't spray the contents on a hot manifold or something. Hot metal may
> catalyze the reaction.
>
> FWIW,
> -John
>
>
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