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NT how to make a ice box A/C

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NT how to make a ice box A/C
Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 1:56 PM

Ok, every one here knows I am on generator and is killing my mother's lungs.

Checked out Dry Ice but found it was CO2 and a man that knew ice just happen to be there.

He said cover all the bags in water then place a towel on top. Anything else? Like I don't want to kill myself with it giving off CO2 all night......

Just thought maybe some one else had ideas, etc.....ice melts way to quick down here.

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Posted by altterrain on Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:57 PM

It would be pretty hard to asphyxiate yourself with the CO2 coming off of dry ice. I spent much time with uncovered buckets of it working the the lab. Maybe if you had a sealed room with no air flow it could be a problem. Just a  little bit of it mixed in your regular ice will keep it frozen. A few small blocks in the freezer will help keep a fridge cool. Just be sure to use gloves to handle it.

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Posted by spikejones52002 on Sunday, September 28, 2008 6:34 AM

DRY ICE is all CO2. It is much heavier that air. It is 100% invisible and has no odor. It is a killer. I t displaces air in a confined space (closed up room for air conditioning). I do not know how far below ZERO it is.

Skin will freeze instantly to it. 

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