Preparing for chem/bio warfare 1#: The new gasmask.

[aaglo]

From www.space.com

Space Suit Designer Enters Homeland Security Market

The maker of NASA space suits, ILC Dover, has released the Chem-Bio Escape Hood.

After years of protecting astronauts in the harsh environment of space, the Delaware-based space suit designer has turned its attention to civilian and homeland security markets.

ILC is offering SCape ™, incorporating a filter-blower that automatically activates when removed from its case. The hood offers a protection factor significantly higher than can be attained with traditional gas masks. SCape and a companion hood Baby SCape protects the wearer up to four hours from nasty run-ins with chemical warfare agents, as well as biological, radiological, and nuclear particulate inhalation hazards.

Engineers at ILC drew upon its space and military product-making expertise.

"There's a lot of heat sealing that goes on in the space suit, and similar technology has been used in the hood," said LeRoy Garey, ILC's Homeland Security Manager in Frederica, Delaware. The firm has long been in the business of making critical, high-quality items that must work 100 percent of the time, he told SPACE.com .

Also a longtime producer of a widely used gas mask for the military, the easy-to-use SCape has been specifically designed for civilians. The SCape and Baby SCape retail for $170 each.

"First of all, we hope that it's never used. Sadly, the reality of the world the way it is, that situation might occur, however," Garey said.

A bit flimsy head-gear, don't you think?

[Dis]

she's hot

(assuming she's 18, on second glance she looks a bit young). So if she is under 18 she's not hot, she's just there.

[aaglo]

Dissident -
Your reply was somehow obvious.

[Skanky Burns]

She looks over 18.

Oh, and that thing doesn't look altogether too comfortable to wear.

[Az]

a) She is not hot.
b) how would that prevent from gases that penetrate through the skin to harm me?

[DRoseDARs]

That's nice...what does one do about the rest of the body? Hefty Twist-Tie bags?

[aaglo]

You can allways cover yourself with liquid latex

[Dis]

btw it is stupid to prepar for bio/chemical warfare if you live in the U.S. I was so pissed at all those stupid news stories about how to protect yourselves.

*news flash*, missiles from the middle east cannot reach the U.S.

So the most likely cause of a bio/chemical attack on the U.S. is a silent release by a person or persons. There will be NO advance warning to don this gear. So unless you wear this gear around 24 hours a day, you are ****ed.

So I don't give 2 shits about chemcial/biological attacks. If it happens, it happens.

[David Floyd]

To anyone saying she isn't hot, would you kick her out of bed?

Didn't think so.

[aaglo]

I (or actually my g/f) wouldn't let her in my bed in the first place.

And I don't think she's hot. And besides, being not hot and being kicked out of bed hardly isn't the same thing...

[Timexwatch]

A) She's not so unattractive that a paper bag can't fix that...

B) How does it seal around the neck?

[Oerdin]

She isn't hot but she is certainly in the doable category.

[The Mad Monk]

1) She's not bad

2) It apparently relies on positive pressure to keep the bad stuff out, so a seal would not be necessary -- and, in fact, would be counterproductive. It looks more comfortable than any respirator I've worn. I wonder if an industrial-use version is coming out anytime soon...

[Oerdin]

Yes, but that bulky thin plastic bag is very likely to get puntured in the real world. I'd bet it's not very durable.

[aaglo]

that bulky thin plastic bag is very likely to get puntured in the real world. I'd bet it's not very durable

Thin plastic bag? You don't know how thick is that, and you don't know what material is that. Or do you?

There are many kinds of plastics in this world, some of them are surprisingly hard and wear-resistant.

[Az]

To anyone saying she isn't hot, would you kick her out of bed?

what Oerdin said.

[MRT144]

omg, thats my sister!