On Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:12:29 -0600, "Montblack"
wrote:

("Don W" wrote)
I also would point out that helium at high PP--although not narcotic like
Nitrogen--does produce some strange physiological effects including a
"buzz" similar to having had a lot of caffein.

Don Woodbridge P.E.
Engineer
Technical Diver
Pilot


This may sound silly, but what about CO2 in soda-pop? If one drinks six or
seven cans/day of pop (diet - whatever) what does that do in the
bloodstream?

I've heard Olympic level athletes do not drink pop, for performance
reasons - blood, oxygen carrying ability, ...something.

It's loaded with processed sugar which brings on a shot of energy
followed by a rapid decline in energy. They want something that
lasts. You ever see how much some of those athletes eat? If I ate
half that much I'd need wheels.

Pop is often refered to as having "empty calories". People who drink a
lot of pop tend to be a wee bit on the hefty side and it takes a lot
of exercise to burn that off..

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Montblack