Mind of UPSLynx: Week of July 19

Bobby Miller 24 Jul, 2009 at 1:26am ET Article published in Tech

Bobby’s back! Icrontic’s very own UPSLynx is once again at the plate to take a swing at some of the hottest news and schmooze for the week of July 19^th. This week’s slate of talking points includes the Windows 7 RTM, Icrontic’s Mizzou adventure and the Icrontic Photo-A-Day challenge. Ready? Get set, leeeeean back… It’s Mind of UPSLynx!

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24 Jul 2009 ~ 1:34am Myrmidon I love these.
24 Jul 2009 ~ 8:33am GnomeWizardd I was waiting for the " I am not a weeaboo!!! " lol
24 Jul 2009 ~ 9:40am MAGIC Because he am. Good episode though.
24 Jul 2009 ~ 10:28am Ryder ^5 Bobby, love the series, I really think it is coming across very well. Off the cuff style really suits the topics and you.
24 Jul 2009 ~ 10:42am mirage Getting better every time. Good job again!
24 Jul 2009 ~ 1:00pm chrisWhite Agreed, awesome Lynx!
24 Jul 2009 ~ 4:03pm UPSLynx

Thanks everyone.

I have some ideas in the works... I want to feature you guys more without me doing all the talking.

I'll probably have a topic up about it soon, but craps 'bout to get real.

Gnomewizard - A public declaration of such would require me being in the designation of said adjective. I need not rest my case.

yet.
25 Jul 2009 ~ 12:44pm Zuntar

Myrmidon wrote:

I love these.

^ this
25 Jul 2009 ~ 3:13pm Linc Outstanding as usual.
25 Jul 2009 ~ 3:31pm Nemikan One of my favorites of videos in terms of quality and humor ^^

the random switches to something else for a few seconds add a ton to the video.
13 Aug 2009 ~ 10:23am QuadyTheTurnip Kids, don't huff compressed air! It'll kill you! No, seriously!
13 Aug 2009 ~ 10:53am Thrax They died of asphyxiation, because they were stupid fucks who didn't stop for a moment to consider that sulfur hexafluoride displaces oxygen in the lungs. Or they were deliberately huffing it because a severe reduction in oxygen levels in the brain produces feelings of euphoria or surreality.

In fact, the snopes link you provided supports this argument:

Suffocation, dangerous behavior, and aspiration account for 45% of inhalant abuse fatalities...Suffocation usually takes its toll through the victim's slipping into unconsciousness then dying of a lack of oxygen.

Sulfur hexafluoride, the primary component in compressed air, is an inert compound with no toxicological properties. It is as harmless as helium which, might I add, can also be huffed to wild effects but has gained no reputation for it.

Have you ever wondered why that is? It's because they don't sell cans of helium.

As with any scientific experiment, knowing what you're doing, its effects, your limitations and the properties of the chemical/compound/agent you're working with is paramount.
13 Aug 2009 ~ 11:33am UPSLynx ^ this.
13 Aug 2009 ~ 11:40am QuadyTheTurnip I was referring more to the Sudden sniffing deaths (that take up 55% of the deaths) than the asphyxiation.

"Sudden sniffing death" is a simple way of saying the hydrocarbons being inhaled provoke irregular heart rhythms in the victim, leading to sudden fatal cardiac arrest. Even young and very healthy hearts fail this way.

More than that though, I was trying to say "Don't be a stupid fuck", not discuss the specific cause of death.
13 Aug 2009 ~ 12:40pm Thrax Again, it's a matter of knowing what you're working with. As a result of SSD, many compressed air manufacturers have switched to propellant-free cans. This is possible because a compressed gas rushes to a source of depressurization which, in this case, is the nozzle. The expansion of the compressed gas produces sufficient force to make the can do the voodoo that it do without hydrocarbons.