TIL we have the (exotic, expensive, dangerous) technology to let people dive to 500m and retain coherent thought
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idk if I had a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen at 50atm, I'd prefer to stay a certain distance from it
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I know it says it's ``safe'' but it still spooks me
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hydrogen and oxygen combustion works through a free radical mechanism; 0.8% of O₂ plus that much He is more than enough to smother it
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it's actually only slightly hyperoxic compared to atmospheric air:
> 0.8% * 50atm -> atm
0.4 atm (pressure)
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