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Old May 17th 14, 10:39 PM posted to alt.home.repair,sci.electronics.design,rec.aviation.piloting
Ann Marie Brest
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Default How does a wet cloth really help (scientifically) to survive anairplane crash?

On Sat, 17 May 2014 04:24:48 +0000, Jasen Betts wrote:

Does alcohol on the wet fabric do anything different with HCN?


A quick searh found no reactions ot HCN with dilute or concentrated
alchols. I think it's mainly the fire risk.


Thanks for checking up on whether the alcohol makes the HCN
gas less reactive.

I didn't realize that a vodka drink could catch fire.

That makes sense, if it can.