Re: cheap lunar gear & base (spin-off of superhero flight)

On 15 apr, 00:23, Bryan Derksen <bryan.derk...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Crown-Horned Snorkack wrote:
> > There is no source of carbon monoxide unless you set fires.
>
> Maybe not, but you'll be exposing a lot of moonrock to an oxygen
> atmosphere for the first time ever

Only outside. The regolith is ****ous so it will not hold air. It will,
however, sup****t a plastic airproof sheet.The only air in contact with
regolith is the air which has leaked out and is not coming back.

so I expect there'd be all sorts of
> odd reactions and trace gases being emitted at first. Since oxygen and
> volatiles will be pretty cheap I'd want to fill the cave up with air and
> then flush it all out again before setting it up for "permanent"
> habitation. Hose the place down with water first too.
>
> A carbon monoxide alarm will still be good to have. You never know when
> some piece of equipment is quietly shorting out somewhere.
>
> > Carbon dioxide is monitored by breathing centre.
>
> I'd rather notice that CO2 levels are increasing _before_ the nausea and
> headaches start. Especially since nausea and headache are pretty vague
> symptoms that could mean a variety of things. CO2 monitors can be
> purchased cheaply and aren't big or power-hungry so it's not a big
expense.