futuredivot 0 #1 April 11, 2011 From WestJet http://www.westjet.com/guest/en/media-investors/helium.shtmlYou are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 April 11, 2011 yeah great idea to listen to safety instructions with the DaffyDuck voice.... scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #3 April 11, 2011 We use helium to leak check some products. When I was on night shift I used to go hit the tank before paging or making announcements-they started locking it up.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 April 11, 2011 That was funny. Gotta love that Canadian sense of humour.I can imagine you leak check machinery with Helium. It's small, mono-atomic structure makes it the leakiest of all the elements. Funny note, one of our kid's DARE instructors cautioned the class against sucking in helium to do the chipmunk voices. The instructor warned them it was a DRUG. I explained to my kids what an inert gas was and told them that teacher had probably flunked Chemistry 101.Noble Gases = the anti-drugs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #5 April 11, 2011 I -hate- the fact companies feel it's required to say "April Fools" at the end of things like this, but I guess it's because they really do think some people are stupid enough to believe them.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 April 11, 2011 Quote Funny note, one of our kid's DARE instructors cautioned the class against sucking in helium to do the chipmunk voices. The instructor warned them it was a DRUG. I explained to my kids what an inert gas was and told them that teacher had probably flunked Chemistry 101. Ok, he got the reason wrong, but it's not horrible advise. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a kid passing out, but I can envision kids doing it enough in rapid succession where their oxygen levels might be lowered.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #7 April 11, 2011 Quote Ok, he got the reason wrong, but it's not horrible advise. I'm not sure I've ever heard of a kid passing out, but I can envision kids doing it enough in rapid succession where their oxygen levels might be lowered. Sure, you could possibly suffocate on helium, although that would be very unlikely from a kid sucking on a balloon to make squeaky voices. I just object to the knee jerk "DRUG" reaction from the instructor, and his general lack of knowledge about something he should know. Maybe my expectations are too high. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #8 April 11, 2011 "Drugs are bad, m'kay?" VOICE> I wonder how those poor deep-sea saturation divers work while breathing drugs for prolonged periods."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 April 11, 2011 Helium gives me gas.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #10 April 11, 2011 QuoteHelium gives me gas.Lighten Up fuckerYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
