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13 Nov 2006 04:59:37 PM |
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swimming in ethanol |
Hypothetical question:
If a person managed to fall into a large, deep tank, filled with
ethanol (sp. gr. 0.789), would s/he be able to tread... um, ethanol?
Neglect for the moment any discomfort caused by ethanol fumes,
irritation of mucus membranes, etc., etc.
MD
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| User: "Sorcerer" |
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| Title: Re: swimming in ethanol |
14 Nov 2006 01:16:55 AM |
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<mrdarrett@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1163458776.917855.19510@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
| Hypothetical question:
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| If a person managed to fall into a large, deep tank, filled with
| ethanol (sp. gr. 0.789), would s/he be able to tread... um, ethanol?
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| Neglect for the moment any discomfort caused by ethanol fumes,
| irritation of mucus membranes, etc., etc.
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| MD
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Ethanol is a carbon compound. It will float on water. So will you.
You will not float as easily in a lighter compound.
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: swimming in ethanol |
13 Nov 2006 11:15:02 PM |
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wrote:
Hypothetical question:
If a person managed to fall into a large, deep tank, filled with
ethanol (sp. gr. 0.789), would s/he be able to tread... um, ethanol?
Neglect for the moment any discomfort caused by ethanol fumes,
irritation of mucus membranes, etc., etc.
MD
Keep in mind treading and floating are two different things.
Float, probably not, tread, would depend a lot on the person, but
for the average person, probably not.
--
Jim Pennino
Remove .spam.sux to reply.
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| User: "AlanS" |
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| Title: Re: swimming in ethanol |
13 Nov 2006 09:14:54 PM |
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On 13 Nov 2006 14:59:37 -0800, wrote:
If a person managed to fall into a large, deep tank, filled with
ethanol (sp. gr. 0.789), would s/he be able to tread... um, ethanol?
Not for long. And you can experiment easily. Next time you go for a
swim, strap a 40 pound dumbbell on you. Or try to keep your nipples
above the water while vertical.
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| User: "Gordon" |
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| Title: Re: swimming in ethanol |
13 Nov 2006 09:31:16 PM |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:14:54 GMT, AlanS <none@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 13 Nov 2006 14:59:37 -0800, wrote:
If a person managed to fall into a large, deep tank, filled with
ethanol (sp. gr. 0.789), would s/he be able to tread... um, ethanol?
Not for long. And you can experiment easily. Next time you go for a
swim, strap a 40 pound dumbbell on you. Or try to keep your nipples
above the water while vertical.
Or, replace all the water in your body with ethanol.
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